Pogorzela

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

Town hall

Coat of arms
Pogorzela
Coordinates: 51°49′15″N 17°14′5″E / 51.82083°N 17.23472°E / 51.82083; 17.23472
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 (as of 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.

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Coordinates: 51°49′15″N 17°14′05″E / 51.82083°N 17.23472°E / 51.82083; 17.23472


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