Chocz [xɔt͡ʂ] is a town in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Chocz.[2]
Chocz | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Church of the Assumption in Chocz | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Chocz | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′N 17°52′E / 51.967°N 17.867°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Pleszew |
| Gmina | Chocz |
| Town rights | before 1382 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marian Dariusz Wielgosik |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2021[1]) | |
• Total | 1,746 |
| • Density | 254/km2 (657/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 63-313 |
| Area code | +48 62 |
| Car plates | PPl |
| Voivodeship road |  |
| Website | http://www.chocz.pl |
History
editChocz, in the past also known as Chodecz, was granted town rights before 1382.[3] It was a private town, administratively located in the Pyzdry County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[4]
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was occupied by Germany until 1945. The local Polish police chief was murdered by the Russians in the Katyn massacre in 1940.[5][6]
Chocz regained town rights on January 1, 2015.[7]
Demographics
editDetailed data as of 31 December 2021:[1]
| Description | All | Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | person | percentage | person | percentage | person | percentage |
| Population | 1746 | 100 | 861 | 49.3% | 885 | 50.7% |
| Population density | 253.8 | 125.2 | 128.6 | |||
According to the 1921 Polish census, the population was 96.8% Polish and 3% Jewish.[8]
Number of inhabitants by year
editTransport
editChocz lies on voivodeship road 442.
The nearest railway station is in Pleszew to the south-west.
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-06-03. Data for territorial unit 3020014.
- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
- ↑ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
- ↑ Jakubowski, Grzegorz, ed. (2006). Miednoje. Księga Cmentarna Polskiego Cmentarza Wojennego (PDF) (in Polish). Vol. 2. Warszawa: Rada Ochrony Pamięci Miejsc Walk i Męczeństwa. p. 852. ISBN 83-89474-06-9.
- ↑ Gurianov, Aleksandr, ed. (2019). Убиты в Калинине, захоронены в Медном. Книга памяти польских военнопленных – узников Осташковского лагеря НКВД, расстрелянных по решению Политбюро ЦК ВКП(б) от 5 марта 1940 года (PDF) (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: Общество «Мемориал». p. 379. ISBN 978-5-6041921-5-3.
- ↑ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 29 lipca 2014 r. w sprawie połączenia gmin, ustalenia granic niektórych gmin i miast, nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta oraz zmiany siedziby władz gminy, Dz. U., 2014, No. 1023 (2014-07-29)
- ↑ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. II. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 13.
- ↑ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 7.
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