Krosno Odrzańskie () is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, on the east bank of Oder River, at the confluence with the Bóbr. With 11,319 inhabitants (2019) it is the capital of Krosno County.

History

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The town was first mentioned as Crosno in 1005, when Duke Bolesław I Chrobry of Poland had a fortress built here in the course of his armed conflict with Emperor Henry II and the West Slavic Veleti confederation. Due to its strategic location as a point of passage across the Oder, The adjective Odrzańskie after the Oder river, upon which the town is situated, was added for distinction from other settlements of the same name in Poland, most notably the town of Krosno.

From 1975 to 1998, it was administratively located in the Zielona Góra Voivodeship.

Demographics

Notable people

  • Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (1699–1753) German painter and architect
  • Alexander von Knobelsdorff (1723–1799), Prussian field marshal
  • Christiane Becker-Neumann (1778–1797), German actress
  • Eduard Seler (1849–1922), German anthropologist, archaeologist, philogian, and Mesoamerica scholar
  • Rudolf Pannwitz (1881–1969), German author
  • Alfred Henschke ps. Klabund (1890–1928), German author
  • Siegfried Müller aka Kongo-Müller (1920–1983), German mercenary
  • Aneta Konieczna (born 1978), canoe racer, Olympic medallist
  • Tomasz Kuszczak (born 1982), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie.

References

  • Official town website
  • Jewish Community in Krosno Odrzańskie on Virtual Shtetl