Post by nathanael on Jun 18, 2008 5:38:34 GMT -7
There may be more than one Grajewo in Poland. But if the one you mean is the Grajewo on the river E³k, here is some information:
Founded in XVth century by Prince John I of Mazowsze. The name derives from the lake Krajewa, no longer in existence. The town's history is tragic and sketchy. In 1800, it had 23 houses and 218 inhabitants. It participated heroically in both the November 1830 and January 1863 Uprisings against Russia under Gen, Henryk Dembiñski and Gen. Gedeon Radziwi³³. The railroad between Brzeœc and Królewiec was buit in 1873. The town had a post office early on, for Napoleon stayed on its premises while fleeing Russia in 1812. By 1930 , the population skyrocketed thanks to the railroad, counting 9,500 inhabitants. The town acquired its own Electric Power Plant in 1922, which indicates that there was abundant electricity already then. President Ignacy Moœcicki stayed at Grajewo at the Bogusze estate of his school friend, Stanis³aw ¯elachowski. The first grade school was built in 1931. By that time, there were 10,570 inhabitants, including 3,864 Jews. The II World War came to Grajewo on September 6, 1939. Henceforth the events moved very quickly. After shelling Grajevo from a armored train, the Germans occupied the town briefly, but surrended it to the Russian Army on September 28, 1939, under the provisions of the Ribentrop-Mo³otow pact. The Russians wasted no time, arranging three successive forced deportations, first to Siberia (White Sea), then another there, and then another to Kazachstan. Only the destitute and disabled were left. Two days after the last deportation the German-Russian War broke through, and on June 22, 1941, the Germans reentered Grajewo. When the war was over, only 5,204 inhabitants were left. Today, Grajewo is a prosperous town of 25, 000.
Founded in XVth century by Prince John I of Mazowsze. The name derives from the lake Krajewa, no longer in existence. The town's history is tragic and sketchy. In 1800, it had 23 houses and 218 inhabitants. It participated heroically in both the November 1830 and January 1863 Uprisings against Russia under Gen, Henryk Dembiñski and Gen. Gedeon Radziwi³³. The railroad between Brzeœc and Królewiec was buit in 1873. The town had a post office early on, for Napoleon stayed on its premises while fleeing Russia in 1812. By 1930 , the population skyrocketed thanks to the railroad, counting 9,500 inhabitants. The town acquired its own Electric Power Plant in 1922, which indicates that there was abundant electricity already then. President Ignacy Moœcicki stayed at Grajewo at the Bogusze estate of his school friend, Stanis³aw ¯elachowski. The first grade school was built in 1931. By that time, there were 10,570 inhabitants, including 3,864 Jews. The II World War came to Grajewo on September 6, 1939. Henceforth the events moved very quickly. After shelling Grajevo from a armored train, the Germans occupied the town briefly, but surrended it to the Russian Army on September 28, 1939, under the provisions of the Ribentrop-Mo³otow pact. The Russians wasted no time, arranging three successive forced deportations, first to Siberia (White Sea), then another there, and then another to Kazachstan. Only the destitute and disabled were left. Two days after the last deportation the German-Russian War broke through, and on June 22, 1941, the Germans reentered Grajewo. When the war was over, only 5,204 inhabitants were left. Today, Grajewo is a prosperous town of 25, 000.