Terespotockie

Terespotockie
Village
Terespotockie
Coordinates: 52°17′N 16°22′E / 52.283°N 16.367°E / 52.283; 16.367
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyNowy Tomyśl
GminaOpalenica
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPNT

Terespotockie [tɛrɛspɔˈtɔt͡skʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opalenica, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1]

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1837220—    
1921345+56.8%
Source: [2][3]

Terespotockie was a private village of the Opaliński family,[4] administratively located in the Kościan County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.

According to the 1921 census, the population was 98.6% Polish by nationality, and 85.5% Catholic and 14.5% Lutheran by confession.[3]

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1945.

Notable people

  • Joseph Kargé (1823–1892), Polish insurgent, American military officer and university professor[5]

References

  1. ^ "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).
  2. ^ Plater, Leon (1846). Opisanie historyczno-statystyczne Wielkiego Księztwa Poznańskiego (in Polish). Lipsk: Księgarnia Zagraniczna. p. 199.
  3. ^ a b Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1926. p. 20.
  4. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. XII. Warsaw. 1892. p. 308.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Józef Karge". Archiwum Państwowe w Poznaniu (in Polish). Retrieved 17 November 2025.