Susz


Susz is a town in Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,600 inhabitants.

Geographical location

Susz is located about east of Kwidzyn, south of Elbląg and south-west of Kaliningrad at an altitude of above sea level.

History

The ruins of the Finckenstein hunting Manor reminiscent Napoleonic times. Gostyczyn n ależał in the past for family-zu Dohna Schlobiten and Finckenstein. Manor house surrounded by oak trees stretching - natural monuments - passing in the alley leading into the virgin forests in these parts
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, photography before 1931
Throughout its history the town carried a rose in its coat of arms. Between 1871 and 1945 it was part of Germany, having been part of Prussia before. Finckenstein Palace was built in Susz. Around 1900 the town had a Protestant church, a Catholic church and a synagogue.
After World War I and the re-establishment of independent Poland, during the ongoing Polish-Bolshevik War, a plebiscite was held to determine whether the town was to be part of Germany or the Second Polish Republic on July 11, 1920. 33,498 voted to remain in Germany, 1,073 voted for Poland. Based on that result the town was included in the Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder within East Prussia. From October 26, 1939, until 1945 Rosenberg was part of Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder in the province of Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia. During World War II Rosenberg was captured by the Red Army. After the end of war, the town became part of Poland under its Polish name Susz.
After the town had been put under Polish administration almost all German inhabitants who had remained in the town or had returned were expelled.

Ethnic structure in the 19th century

According to German data in 1846 the county of Rosenberg had 42480 inhabitants, by mother tongue 34380 Germans and 8100 Poles.

Number of inhabitants by year

Notable residents