Pogorzela

For the village of the same name, see Pogorzela, Opole Voivodeship.

Pogorzela
Town hall Town hall
Coat of arms of Pogorzela Coat of arms
Pogorzela
Coordinates:
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Gostyń
Gmina	Pogorzela
Area
• Total	4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	1,974
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal code	63-860
Website	http://www.pogorzela.pl

Pogorzela [pɔɡɔˈʐɛla] (German: Brandenstein) is a town in Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,958 inhabitants (2004). Pogorzela is located on the western edge of the Kalisz Upland, at the junction of county roads Krotoszyn-Gostyń and the Koźmin-Krobia.

HIstory

Pogorzela is first mentioned in the early 15th century when the town was owned by Wczelów-Pogorzelskich. It is notable as the birthplace of Preczlaw of Pogarell a medieval Roman Catholic Bishop of Wrocław. In the 16th century the town became a center of Lutheranism, and in the 18th century became a centre of light industries.

In 1999 Pogorzela was administratively moved from Krotoszyn County to Gostyń County.

Landmarks

• Pogorzela Town Hall
• Late-Baroque church, built between 1778-1785
• Ratusz Memorial in honor of the victims of the Nazi occupation of Poland.
• Tyszkiewicz Palace,
• The Chateau Park, now a City Park,
• Windmill of 1870.
• Cemetery
• Former synagogue gutted during World War II