Place in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland
Witnica [vitˈnit͡sa] (German : Vietz in Ostbrandenburg )[citation needed ] is a town in western Poland, situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship , with 6,747 inhabitants (2019).
The town is located in the historic Lubusz Land . The town's name derives from the Polish words wić or witka , meaning a willow twig or a type of willow.[2]
History
Along with Lubusz Land it was part of medieval Poland , and later it was also under the rule of Brandenburg , the Czech Crown , Prussia , and between 1871 and 1945 it was part of Germany , located in the Prussian Province of Brandenburg . The Germans brought Polish prisoners of war for forced labour to the town during World War II .[3] In the final stages of World War II , half of the population fled before the Red Army captured the town in February 1945.[3] Polish POWs were liberated.[3]
After Nazi Germany 's defeat in World War II the area became again part of Poland.[2] The remaining population was expelled in accordance to the Potsdam Agreement . New Polish citizens, mostly themselves expellées from former eastern Poland annexed by the Soviet Union , came to the town. War damage was not significant, reaching 8% of the buildings.[3] The ruins were dismantled to obtain bricks for the reconstruction of Warsaw destroyed by the Germans .[3]
Economy
The town is known for its brewery (Browar Witnica ), established in 1848.[2]
Culture
A Polish military museum (Muzeum Chwały Oręża Polskiego ) is located in Witnica.
Sports
Witnica is home to football club Czarni Witnica [pl ] , which competes in the Polish lower leagues.
Twin towns – sister cities
See twin towns of Gmina Witnica .
People
Gallery
Our Lady of Perpetual Help church
Town hall
Yellow Palace (Żółty Pałacyk )
An old townhouse and the Witnica Brewery (Browar Witnica )
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