Iwno, Greater Poland Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Iwno.

Iwno
Village
Iwno Palace
Iwno
Coordinates: 52°24′N 17°16′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Poznań
Gmina	Kostrzyn
Population	730
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	POZ, PZ
Primary airport	Poznań–Ławica Airport
Highways

Iwno [ˈivnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kostrzyn, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Kostrzyn and 24 km (15 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań.

History

Early 20th-century view of the Mielżyński Palace

As part of the region of Greater Poland, i.e. the cradle of the Polish state, the area formed part of Poland since its establishment in the 10th century. It was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Poznań County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.[2] The last owners of the village and palace, until 1939, were the Mielżyński family. Afterwards, Iwno was converted into a premier horse farm and riding school.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the local school principal and the local estate administrator were among the victims of a massacre of Poles committed by the Germans in nearby Kostrzyn on 20 October 1939, as part of the genocidal Intelligenzaktion campaign.[3][4]

Sights

The landmarks of Iwno are the Mielżyński Palace and the Baroque Our Lady of the Scapular church.

Notable people

• Katarzyna Tomicka (c.1517–1551), Polish noblewoman, sister-in-law of Queen consort of Poland Barbara Radziwiłł
• Józef Kiszkurno (1895–1981), Polish Olympic shooter

References

1. "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
2. Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warsaw: Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences. 2017. p. 1a.
3. Rubiś, Daniel (2011). "Początki okupacji niemieckiej w Wielkopolsce na przykładzie Kostrzyna". Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). No. 5–6 (126–127). IPN. p. 60. ISSN 1641-9561.
4. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 194.

External links

• Kostrzyn: Places of Interest