Jaraczewo, Jarocin County
Jaraczewo [jaraˈt͡ʂɛvɔ] (German: Jaratschewo, 1939-45: Obragrund) is a town in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jaraczewo.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Jarocin and 55 km (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
Jaraczewo | |
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Town | |
 Manor in Jaraczewo | |
  Jaraczewo  Jaraczewo | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′5″N 17°17′48″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Jarocin |
| Gmina | Jaraczewo |
| Town rights | 1519 |
| Population | 1,392 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | PJA |
The town has a population of 1,392.
History
Jaraczewo was granted town rights in 1519 by Polish King Sigismund I the Old. The name comes from the Old Polish male name Jaracz. Jaraczewo was a private town of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Pyzdry County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown.[2] The Jaraczewski noble family hailed from the town.
Under German occupation during World War II it was renamed Obragrund to erase traces of Polish origin. On February 9, 1945 American B-17G crashed near the town trying to make its way to Soviet controlled territory, after in air collision during bombing mission in Germany.[3]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
- http://www.americanairmuseum.com/place/127247
- "GKS Jaraczewo - strona klubu" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 December 2020.
