Błaszki ([ˈbwaʂkʲi]; German: Schwarzau) is a town in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,992 inhabitants as of December 2021.[3]
Błaszki | |
|---|---|
 The Independence Square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Błaszki | |
| Coordinates: 51°39′N 18°26′E / 51.650°N 18.433°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Sieradz |
| Gmina | Błaszki |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piotr Świderski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,992 |
| • Density | 1,230/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98-235 |
| Area code | +48 43 |
| Car plates | ESI |
| National roads |  |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
| Website | http://www.blaszki.pl/ |
History edit
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Błaszki was founded in the 14th century.[5]
Jewish community edit
1700s to Holocaust edit
The first historical mention of Jewish residents dates back to 1717.[5] In the 1860s, Jewish residents accounted for 60% of the total population.[5] Until the 1920s an estimated 400 Jewish families and 215 Christian families resided in Blaszki.[6] The Jewish community was frequently targeted by anti-Semitic attacks.[6] Additionally, they were the victims of organized anti-Jewish boycotts which arranged to open a Christian shop next door or directly across from every Jewish shop.[6] The Holocaust brought an end to this community.[5] In september 1939, immediately after the German invasion of Poland, the Nazis arrested ten of the most important members of the community and executed them[5] On December 20, 1939,[5] the Błaszki Jews were transported to Łosice, Sarnaki and Sokołowo.[6]
Legacy edit
In 1932 a local Zionist activist and writer Herman Solnik, published Fun alṭn ḳloysṭer (From The Old Monastery, in Yiddish), a book of tales and legends about Błaszki and the then Kalisz County.[7]
Notable people edit
- Isaac Meir Kanal (Rabbi of Blaszki 1907-1922)[6]
- Chaim Pinchas Lubinsky
- Phillip Blashki
References edit
- ^ "Burmistrz". bip.blaszki.pl (in Polish). Bulletin of Public Information of Gmina Błaszki. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Local Data Bank". bdl.stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. Retrieved 1 October 2022. Category K1, group G441, subgroup P1410. Data for territorial unit 1014024.
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". bdl.stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. Retrieved 1 October 2022. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P1336. Data for territorial unit 1014024.
- ^ "Local Data Bank". bdl.stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. Retrieved 1 October 2022. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P2425. Data for territorial unit 1014024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Blaszki Old Jewish Cemetery". ESJF Surveys -. 24 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Lask, I. M. (Israel Meir) (1968). The Kalish book. Tel-Aviv : Societies of Former Residents of Kalish and the Vicinity in Israel and U.S.A. pp. 86–89. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Solnik, Herman (1932). Fun alṭn ḳloysṭer legendn un dertseylungen. Ṿarshe : Ṿilner farlag fun B. Ḳletsḳin. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Polish)
- Błaszki in the 1880 Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish)
- Błaszki in the 1900 Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish)
- Jewish community of Błaszki on Virtual Shtetl
- Online text of Von Dem Alten Kloster
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