| Targowa Górka | |
 St. Michael the Archangel | |
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| Country | Poland |
| Region | Greater Poland Voivodeship |
| Population | 540 |
| Area code | ( 48) 61 |
| Postal Code | 62-308 |
Targowa Górka - village in Poland, located in Greater Poland Voivodeship, in Września poviat, in the commune of Nekla; 9.5 km to the southwest of September. Known for the stay of Antoni Amilkar Kosiński - a Polish general, participant in the Kościuszko Uprising and the Napoleonic Wars, co-founder of the Polish Legions in Italy, who died and rests in this town.
Information
History
Targowa Górka, formerly known as Mileszyna Górka, is mentioned in documents as early as 1258. The owner was then Milesz from Górka, who belonged to the entourage of prince Bolesław the Pious, son of Władysław Odonic. King Casimir the Great, while in Poznań on June 14, 1343, confirmed to the owners of that time, Piotr the castellan of Radzim and Dobrogost Mileszyce, municipal rights to Targowa Górka. The later owners of the city were, among others in 1397 Wojciech of Górka, in the years 1390 - 1400 Boguchwał, Dobiesław and Bodzęta, sons of Jan Poraj of Bierzglin, in 1506 Barbara Górecka, in 1559 Spławski and Górecki of the Dryja coat of arms, in 1722 Turnów. From 1761, the property of the Drogoński family in 1793, Count Keyserling, whose daughter Adela married General Amilkar Kosiński - a co-founder of Polish legions in Italy. In 1870, the owners were the Żychliński family.
In 1458 Targowa Górka was obliged to send 8 soldiers to the Malbork expedition. At the end of the 15th century, the city fell into decline and lost its municipal rights. It regained them in 1559. In 1724, King August II granted the town the privilege of organizing 5 fairs a year and a market every Monday. King Stanisław August Poniatowski confirmed these privileges and agreed to organize four more fairs. In 1751 the Turns, the then owners of the town, settled German settlers here on a forest clearing on a rental basis. This settlement was then called Holendry Słowącińskie.
St. Michael the Archangel, already existed in the 13th century. In 1630, the castellan of Gniezno, Mikołaj Mielżyński, founded a new wooden church here. After a fire in 1739, it was rebuilt; it burned down again at the beginning of the 19th century. It was rebuilt in 1840 as a brick Kosiński family [2]. In the 16th century, there was still a church called st. Margaret, the church burned down in 1725 and a cross was erected in its place.
From 1628, in Targowa Górka there was a hospital for the poor, founded by Mielżyński. In the 18th century, 12 breweries were supposed to operate here at the same time. During numerous fires, the location document was lost. In 1793, the Prussian authorities no longer included Targowa Górka in the list of towns. In the 1880s, 424 people lived in 25 houses. At that time, the owner of the village was the Prussian king. A horse-drawn post office building from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, a church from 1840, a forester's lodge from the 19th century and a wooden belfry from the end of the 18th century have been preserved to this day.
On June 15, 2008, the 750th anniversary of the village was celebrated.
In the years 1975-1998, the town administratively belonged to the Poznań Province. Near the town, there is a Travelers Service Center (MOP Targowa Górka) for those traveling on the A2 motorway towards Warsaw.
Geography
Targowa Górka is located on the Września Plain (315.56), a physical and geographic mesoregion in the central-west Poland, constituting the southern part of the Greater Poland Lake District.
Climate
The region is influenced by the oceanic air masses, which contributes to the mild climate. The area is located in the agri-climate district of Wielkopolska and Silesia. The average annual temperature is around 8 ° C. The growing season is one of the longest in Poland. Annual rainfall ranges from 500 to 550 mm. The town can be visited at any time of the year.
Drive
By plane
The nearest airport is in Poznań - 47.9 km from Targowa Górka. It is the Poznań-Ławica airport. Henryk Wieniawski (IATA: POZ, ICAO: EPPO) [1] . The best access from the airport via the S11 expressway - from the junction Poznań Ławica to the node Poznań West, then the national road 92 to Września. Turn right near Nekla.
By train
Take the Poznań-Września route and get off at the stop in Podstolice. Then get there by car.
By bus
You can get there by bus from Września or Poznań. More detailed information can be found on the website e-traveler
Worth seeing
- The main monument of the village is the classicist church. st. Michael the Archangel from 1840 with a separately standing wooden belfry from the end of the 18th century.
The date of the parish's erection is unknown. St. Michael the Archangel was founded in the thirteenth century. The first written mention of the existence of the parish comes from 1364, probably by Górecki. Around 1630 Mikołaj Mielżyński, the castellan of Gniezno, built a new wooden church. Sufragan Poznań - bishop Jan Baykowski consecrated it in 1636. In 1739 it was rebuilt by Fr. pastor Kazimierz Sosnowicz. The wooden parish church from 1739 was demolished in the first decades of the 19th century.
In 1802, the wooden church burned down due to a lightning strike. Preparations for the construction of a new brick temple began in 1823, and were completed in 1840 by Fr. parish priest Jan Gniadczyński. The building was built without any uniform style. The equipment from the previous church was moved to this temple. There is a baroque main altar from the 18th century, with two floors. In the altar there was a figure of Saint Michael the Archangel on a dragon, on the sides there were two figures of saints and four angels. Bishop Likowski consecrated the church in 1892. After World War II, the front wall of the church was opened and two small side arches were created, analogous to the arch above the great altar. A chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was also created. The church is architecturally kept in the neo-baroque style. In the main altar there is a painting of Our Lady of the Rosary, probably from the 17th century. The church also has a late Gothic stone baptismal font.
- There is also the tomb of Adelaide and Antoni Amilkar Kosinski in the village. The inscription on the tombstone reads:
| Left plate | Right plate |
|---|---|
Adelaide of Constana | Antoni Amilkar-Kosinski |
––––
The town did not retain the features of the urban layout. However, its name remains a distinct trace of the city's past.
In the area of the church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Targowa Górka, there are two historic tombs of the Karłowski and Karśnicki families, renovated in 2010.
Education
School Complex in Targowa Górka
Shopping
There are two grocery stores in Targowa Górka.
Boarding
Accommodation
The nearest accommodation is in Nekla, Podstolice and Zasutowo.
Security
Health
The nearest hospital is County Hospital in Września,
ul. Słowackiego 2,
phone: +48 61 437-05-00
Police
Address: Dworcowa 8
62-330 Nekla
Phone: 61 4386077, 997
fire brigade
Volunteer Fire Brigade in Targowa Górka
62-330 Nekla
Targowa Górka
ul. Średzka 9
tel. / 061 / 43-86-688
contact
There is no tourist information point in the Nekla commune. Matters of promotion are managed by the Department of Promotion and Culture of the Poviat Staroste in Września, ul. Chopin 10, room. 110, phone: 61 640-44-95.
Where next
In the vicinity of Targowa Górka there are the following towns, which can be another destination:
- Nekla - a city known for its Dutch settlement from the mid-18th century,
- Nekielka - a town known for its Olęder settlement from the mid-18th century,
- Giecz - a town known for its stronghold from the times of Bolesław the Brave - one of the most important administrative, military and economic centers in Wielkopolska; currently an archaeological reserve (a branch of the Museum of the First Piasts in Lednica). City located on The Piast Trail,
- Sub-capitals - a town known for its neoclassical mansion from the 19th century,
- Opatówko - a town known for its historic wooden church of St. Catherine of Alexandria from the mid-18th century,
- Biechowo - a place known for the historic monastery complex of the Philippines (now Pauline Fathers) with the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Sanctuary of Our Lady of Consolation,
- September - a district town known for the strike of Września children - a strike of students in 1901-1902, directed against the Germanization of schools, mainly against prayer and teaching religion in German; seat of the regional museum.
Sources
The website uses content from the Targowa Górka website in Polish Wikipedia. Its authors are listed in editing history. Copyright: under license Creative Commons CC-BY-SA.
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