History Wieliczka

1 history

1.1 medieval times
1.2 17th 18th century
1.3 18th 19th century
1.4 20th 21st century

history
medieval times

the first settlers celtic tribes. in later years driven out slavic population. importance of mining deposits arose after capital of poland moved gniezno kraków casimir restorer. brewing brought huge revenues, prince needed maintain court , rebuild destroyed country. systematic development of mining settlement stopped tartar invasion, destroyed kraków , surroundings.

after 1252 discovery of salt , potassium deposits extraction of salt deep regions in earth began. in year 1289, henryk iv probus, lord of kraków issued document authorising brothers jeskowi , hysinboldowi rule town of wieliczka. next year duke przemysł ii gave wieliczka town privileges , in 1311, during reign of władysław Łokietek, general secretary of geslar de kulpen joined rebellion of wójt albert. after terminating rebellion albert fled silesia, served steward of wieliczka.

17th 18th century

in 1651 wieliczka population decimated plague. in years 1655-1660, @ time of swedish invasion, city in economic decline. mine plundered , burned swedes. swedish crew guarded mine , taxes raised upon population. gabriel wojniłłowicz alongside jerzy sebastian lubomirski proceeded organize approximately 3,000 people took part in liberation of wieliczka, bochnia , wiśnicz. battle took place in kamionna, lesser poland voivodeship, poles attacked hill, , referred victory.

18th 19th century

on 9 june 1772 occupation of wieliczka forces of austrian began. in 1809 wieliczka incorporated duchy of warsaw austrians , habsburgs regained city after fall of duchy , partition congress of vienna. on official german name groß salz became part of galicia. in time of partition, unemployment arose because austrians brought modern equipment caused cease of production throughout city , surrounding areas, due low wages, forcing dismiss en masse of polish miners. led arrival of german, hungarian, croatian , transylvanian miners, changing ethnic composition of city in favor of immigrant population. after outbreak of uprising in 1846 in kraków edward dembowski, became secretary jan tyssowski, dictator of revolution, miners seized power in wieliczka salt mine. in period of galician autonomy there gradual development of city. mine became largest in concentration of miners in galicia. in nitra district, there on 2000 workers employed.

20th 21st century

only end of nineteenth century there public housing development. city expanded private money, mining built colonies (settlement families of mining workers), salinarną power plant (supplied electricity not mine, city). in inter-war period, wieliczkaites saw development of territorial area, new residential districts formed until 1933 miners strike took place, due reduction of wages 13%.

on 7 september 1939 began occupation of poland german army, entered country through slovakia. city crowded, wieliczka moved approximately 5.4 thousand people of jewish origin kraków after opening of ghetto. on 21 january 1945 soviet army invaded wieliczka. after world war ii, began period of systematic development of city. in 1978 unesco decided list wielicką salt mine world cultural heritage. in 1994 city declared historical monument.