Skoki

For other places with the same name, see Skoki (disambiguation).
Skoki
Church of Saint Nicholas from 1737
Church of Saint Nicholas from 1737
Flag of Skoki
Flag
Coat of arms of Skoki
Coat of arms
Skoki is located in Poland
Skoki
Skoki
Coordinates: 52°40′N 17°9′E / 52.667°N 17.150°E / 52.667; 17.150
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyWągrowiec
GminaSkoki
Area
 • Total
11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
4,003
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPWA
Primary airportPoznań–Ławica Airport
Websitehttp://gmina-skoki.pl

Skoki [ˈskɔkʲi] (German: Schokken[2]) is a town in Poland, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Wągrowiec County, with 4,003 inhabitants (2010).[1] It is located about 40 km north of Poznań. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Skoki.

History

Established in 1367, it has always been a town with handicraft, in particular cloth weaving up to the 19th century.[3] It was a private town of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Gniezno County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[4] The town's coat of arms comes from the Lubicz coat of arms of local Polish nobility.

During the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which began World War II in September 1939, the town was invaded and then occupied by Germany until 1945. It was annexed directly into Nazi Germany and made part of the newly formed province of Reichsgau Wartheland. In September 1940, the Germans established the Oflag XXI-A prisoner-of-war camp for French officers, however, in 1941 it was relocated to Babruysk.[5] In Skoki the occupiers then founded the Oflag XXI-C POW camp for Polish officers in March 1942, which in 1943 was relocated to Ostrzeszów.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18431,227—    
18711,330+8.4%
18801,386+4.2%
18901,374−0.9%
19001,284−6.6%
19101,378+7.3%
YearPop.±%
19211,431+3.8%
19311,788+24.9%
19391,870+4.6%
19501,536−17.9%
19602,499+62.7%
20104,003+60.2%
Source: [6][7][1]

Sights

In the town, there is a palace which is now part of the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, and a church which lies on the Wooden Churches Trail around Puszcza Zielonka.

Skoki Palace in winter

Sports

The local football club is Wełna Skoki.[8] It competes in the lower leagues.

References

  1. ^ a b c Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
  2. ^ ABC-CLIO SCHOOLS History and the Headlines: Campioni, Inigo (1878–1944)
  3. ^ About Skoki Wielkopolskie
  4. ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
  5. ^ a b Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. pp. 278−279. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
  6. ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 202.
  7. ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 46.
  8. ^ "Wełna Skoki - strona klubu" (in Polish). Retrieved 20 March 2021.