Biuletyn Uniejowski jest wydawanym od 2012 r. interdyscyplinarnym rocznikiem, wydawanym przez Uniwersytet Łódzki przy współpracy Urzędu Miasta Uniejów. Profil merytoryczny Biuletynu Uniejowskiego określa tematyka związana z regionem uniejowskim, rozumianym nie tylko w wymiarze współczesnym, ale także z uwzględnieniem historycznej roli i zasięgu oddziaływania Uniejowa. Czasopismo adresowane jest do środowiska akademickiego, praktyków zaangażowanych w realizację polityki społeczno-gospodarczej, a także do społeczności lokalnej. Zakres tematyczny publikowanych prac obejmuje problematykę środowiska przyrodniczego i antropogenicznego, zagadnienia rozwoju społeczno-ekonomicznego oraz szeroko rozumiane dziedzictwo kulturowe. Wydawnictwo – efekt współpracy środowisk naukowych reprezentujących różne dziedziny wiedzy – stanowi ważne forum wymiany informacji i poglądów w zakresie interdyscyplinarnej wiedzy o regionie uniejowskim.
Artur Dzierzbicki: A Soldier and a Citizen
On 21 August 1921, Józef Piłsudski, the marshal of the Polish army and the main politician in Poland those days, pinned the Virtuti Militari cross on the veterans of the January Uprising. The ceremony took place on the slopes of the Warsaw Citadel, which is a symbol of the suffering of the Polish nation. Few soldiers of the Uprising received this most significant Polish military decoration. Artur Dzierzbicki was one of them. The author of this article presents Dzierzbicki’s combat trail as well as tries to show – based on the 19th-century press and vital records – the life of this outstanding Pole from the Kalisz region.
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Władysław Łukasz Boetticher (1844—1930): A Landowner, a January Uprising Veteran, the Co-Owner and Director of the Leśmierz Industrial Society
The sugar factory in Leśmierz experienced its golden years primarily owing to Władysław Boetticher, the long time director of a family business belonging to one of the most prominent industrial families of Łódź and its surroundings. The author of this article presents a biographical profile of Władysław Boetticher, who was an evangelical and a grandson of immigrants from the German lands, and yet a great Pole, a patriot, a soldier, and a high-ranking manager.
The Usefulness of Panoramic Photographs in the ‘Google Street View’ Technology for Identifying Local Architectural Forms in the Uniejów Commune
The article presents theoretical considerations on the use of panoramic photographs in the ‘Google Street View’ (GSV) technology for the identification of traditional buildings made of natural stone in the Uniejów Commune. The discussion shows that this service can be a very useful and user-friendly tool for the initial recognition of basic properties of buildings, as well as for the qualification of individual objects for further, detailed analyses conducted directly in the field.
Nature Conservation in the Communes of the Łódź Region Based on the Example of the Uniejów Commune
Competency changes of the administrative bodies involved in establishing certain types of nature conservation objects have provided the communes solely with legislative powers relating to the establishment and invalidation of the four individual forms of nature conservation. Based on the existing data, we assessed and compared the effectiveness of the communes in establishing the respective forms of nature conservation before and after the legislative changes (up to 2009 and after 2010). Till now, 24 protected objects have been established under the Nature Conservation Act within the jurisdiction of the Uniejów commune, including 19 objects representing individual forms of nature conservation. Areas under protection now cover 49.5% of the commune. After 2010, four new nature monuments have been established. In this article, three new sites are proposed as individual forms of nature conservation and nature reserve.
The Spycimierz Corpus Christi Centre: From the Concept to the Realisation
This article pertains to the investment project “Spycimierz Corpus Christi Centre”, located in the Uniejów municipality in the Łódź Voivodeship. The centre was developed between 2021 and 2024. The purpose of this paper is to present the origins of the facility and its role in preserving the intangible cultural heritage of creating floral carpets for the Corpus Christi procession. The main section of the article outlines the stages of the development of this cultural, educational, and museum centre. It also discusses the centre’s offerings as well as highlights the key events held within its premises. Special attention is paid to the role of tradition bearers (depositaries) in the growth of such initiatives. Despite its relatively short period of operation, the Spycimierz Corpus Christi Centre has already achieved significant success and continues to grow. It may serve as a model for both the already existing and the emerging museums dedicated to intangible cultural heritage.
Uniejów That No Longer Exists: A Contribution to the Study of Urban Development Changes in 19th-Century Uniejów
Uniejów is a town with roots dating back to the medieval period. It was granted city rights in the 13th century. To this day, it has preserved its unique architecture and a clearly defined spatial layout, despite the absence of many significant buildings that had once existed within the town. One of the periods that brought the most substantial changes to Uniejów was the 19th century. Some of these transformations, as well as former buildings, can be traced through old photographs, engravings, and paintings.
Inland Dunes in the Agricultural Area of the Uniejów Commune
Inland dunes are an important element of the lowland relief in Poland. The distinguishing features of the dune ecosystem, which include an outstanding homogeneity of the material (fine-grained and medium-grained sands), mineral composition dominated by quartz, the permeability and dryness of the substrate, very weak soils, as well as the poverty of nutrients for plants – have a significant impact on the way they are used. Currently, in central Poland, the dunes are mainly forested. Within the Uniejów commune, most inland dunes occur in the Warta valley. The article presents the distribution and origin of dunes, the features of the ecosystem, forms of contemporary use, and changes in this use over the last hundred years. Similarly to other regions of the country, the dunes in the Uniejów commune are mostly forested. Particular attention was paid to the role of dunes in the location of rural buildings in the Warta Valley. Dry, sandy dune areas remaining outside the reach of flood waters of the multi-channel Warta system were more favourable for development than periodically flooded parts of the valley floor. The extent of rural development – compact and dispersed – has hardly changed over the last hundred years.
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Changes in the Documentation of the Uniejów Health Resort: A Comparative Analysis of Health Resort Records from 2011 and 2023
Health resort records are documents that define the rules for conducting medical activities. Created to obtain the status of a health resort, they contain essential information about natural resources, medical treatment directions, etc. The article uses a comparative analysis to compile documents prepared for the Uniejów municipality in 2011 and 2023, focusing primarily on legal and spatial updates.
The Skirmish near Czepów from 20th August, 1863
One of the 1,300 battles and skirmishes of the January Uprising took place 161 years ago. In historiography, it is called the Battle of Czepów. It has not been published as a separate monograph. The article is an attempt to present this war struggle, showing the last moments of the Łęczyca cavalry unit commanded by captain Walenty Parczewski.
The Uniejów University of the Third Age as a Centre for Education, Activation, and Integration of the Local Community
The article presents the history of the creation and functioning of the Uniejów University of the Third Age, which is an important centre of education and activity as well as a place for the integration of the local community. Ten years of its activity and the activities realised during this time were evaluated. An analysis was made of the number of beneficiaries and their place of residence. The importance of the Uniejów University of the Third Age for the local community, its participation in regional projects, as well as its representation in the Senior Citizens’ Council and the Civic Parliament of Seniors – which allows, among other things, for the current needs of elderly people to be taken into account in the activities planned and implemented for them – were highlighted.
Pedestrian and Car Accessibility to Amenity Green Areas in the Municipality of Uniejów
This paper assesses the accessibility of amenity green areas in the municipality of Uniejów by foot and car. The area of residential buildings within 5, 10, and 15 minutes of the green areas is presented. The Database of Topographic Objects (BDOT) and OpenStreetMap (OSM) were employed to obtain the requisite data. The town of Uniejów exhibited the most optimal accessibility on foot and by car to the surveyed green space areas. Conversely, the northern and western parts of the Uniejów municipality exhibited the least optimal accessibility on foot and by car to the managed green areas. These analyses are of great importance, as accessibility to areas of managed greenery plays a pivotal role in the lives of all.
The Electoral Behaviour of the Residents of the Uniejów Commune in the 2023 Parliamentary Elections
The aim of the article is to present the electoral behaviour of the residents of the Uniejów commune in the 2023 parliamentary elections from a local perspective. It presents basic electoral behaviour (turnout, voting method and results) in each district electoral commission located in the Uniejów commune. In the elections in the area covered by the analysis, the overwhelming majority voted in person at polling stations (voting by correspondence or by proxy was used less often than in the entire territory of Poland). The voting behaviour of the commune’s inhabitants shows some spatial differences between the city and the rural area. A higher turnout and slightly lower support for right-wing parties can be observed in the city.
Rozwijanie pasji w ramach uniejowskiego UTW
Over the long history of Uniejów, no mint had functioned in the city nor any local token money was produced there. Only in the 21st century special souvenir coins from Uniejów appeared. The first of these tokens were minted in 2006, the last ones in 2019. Within these 13 years the inhabitants of Uniejów, tourists and also collectors could collect as many as 10 souvenir tokens from Uniejów.
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Ancient woodland plants in forest islands in the Uniejów municipality
Uniejów agricultural landscapes dominate in the Uniejów municipality as farmland takes up more than 80% of the area, while woodland constitutes only 10.6% and is reduced to separate small wooded patches (islands) with anthropogenically impaired flora. No larger forest tracts survived there. In the years 2021–2022, the flora of 33 randomly chosen forest islands (less than 10 ha) was examined and listed, focusing particularly on species belonging to the group of “ancient woodland indicators”. Altogether 21 species of plants typical of old forests were identified in the area, out of which 10 species were found in the “richest” forest patch and only two in the poorest one. Generally, forest islands in the Uniejów municipality contain few species confined to old forests. The islands represent mostly recent secondary woods on the formerly agricultural land.
Spatial development of the village of Stary Gostków – evaluation and identification of problem areas
The aim of this article is to identify problem areas in the spatial development of the village of Stary Gostków and to indicate the directions of changes, based on a field iventory conducted on 10.07.2022. The study discusses the determinants of the spatial development of the village in question, providing information on its geographical location, socio-economic characteristics, historical determinants, and relevant planning and strategic documents. The inventory made it possible to analyse the land use structure, the spatial structure of the built development, and the state of the technical infrustructure, and to identify the strengths and weaknesses. Problem areas have been classified into two types – A and B. Type A covers problems connected with buildings, such as roof covering (eternit) and heating (coal or wood). Type B mainly concerns the technical infrastructure, including the lack of the pavement and street lighting. The identification of the problems and indication of the directions of necessary changes are intended to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants.
‘There was a battle turned into a massacre’ The second stage of Polish-German fights for Uniejów during the Polish 10 September 1939 campaign
This aticle provides a description of the fights between the troops of the Podolia Cavalry Brigade of the Army “Poznań” and the 221 Infantry Division of Wermacht 8 Army on the night of 9/10 September and most of 10 September 1939. This battle was the second phase of the fights for Uniejów during this campaign and was connected with the biggest Polish counterattack undertaken at that time, known as “the battle of the Bzura”. This text presents the results of the research coducted by the authors on the fights that took place in September 1939 in the area of today’s Turek and Poddębice poviats. Earlier findings of the reseach have already been published in “Biuletyn Uniejowski”. Analysis of the second stage of the fighting is difficult because no archival material concerning this campaign has been preserved, so the authors have to rely on scanty existing relations, primarily the account of captain Andrzej Hlawaty, head of staff of the Podolia Cavalry Brigade, published after the war.
Walenty Parczewski of the Nałęcz coat of arms, commander and January insurgent
The purpose of this article is to present the profile of Walenty Parczewski, the January Uprising insurgent, commander of the insurgent unit fighting in Uniejów municipality in 1863. The text presents Parczewski’s family background, as well as facts from his life. An important part of this study is devoted to his insurgent activity, including the fights fought in the area of today’s municipality of Uniejów.
The economic and cultural significance of hunting in relation to the provisions of the Gniezno Bulla regarding Spycimierz
Hunting as an economic element of the emerging Polish state significantly influenced the development of culture. The analysis of this rather extensive area of daily life is crucial to understanding of the functioning of mediaeval society. The value of wildlife and the goods it provided permanentny marked the history and the emerging hunting tradition, which is cultivated up to this day.
Some remarks on the history of the tradition of Corpus Cristi decorations in the parish of Spycimierz
The aim of this article is to discuss three issues connected with the tradition of decorating the route of the Corpus Christi procession in the parish of Spycimierz. It first presents an outline of the history of the parish and the villages that it comprises today. Next, it highlights the origins of this tradition and reconstructs the six routes that the Corpus Christi procession followed over the past 50 years. It also explains the rules used by the local community in choosing the route.
The ‘road’ to UNESCO of the Corpus Christi feast in Spycimierz
This article sums up and presents in chronological order the successive stages in the endeavours of the inhabitants of Spycimierz parish and Uniejów municipality to have Flower carpets tradition for Corpus Christi processions. entered on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The success of these efforts would not have been possible without active engagement of the local community and close cooperation with Uniejów municipality authorities. It can provide an inspiration for other municipalities to take actions aimed at safeguarding of unique cultural heritage.
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Service at the royal court as a way to the spycimierskie castellany on the example of nominations in 1483–1496
In the last two decades of the 15th century, the function of the castellan of Spycimierz was entrusted to the king’s courtiers: Rafał Leszczyński, Mikołaj Bronowski, Mikołaj Lubrański and Jan Jarand Brudzewski. They were members of the court equestrian company that was part of the private court of the kings of Poland. This text is based on analyzed source material, which made it possible to trace their court and clerical careers before and after serving as the castellan of Spycimierz.
Casimir IV Jagiellon (Kazimierz Jagiellończyk)
Initial results of archaeological works on site No. 36 (AZP 62-45/177) in Spycimierz (Uniejów municipality)
This article presents the initial results of archaeological excavations and research conducted in 2021 on site No. 36 in Spycimierz. An outline of the history of the town and of archaeological works carried out in its part, as well as analysis of topographic transformations in this location are presented in an article A historical outline of topographic changes in area adjacent to the church in Spycimierz published in Volume 10 of ”Biuletyn Uniejowski”. This is why this article is focused on description of the field works carried out and presentation of their results.
The history of falconry in the context of historical research on Spycimierz
The presentation of falconry as intangible cultural heritage that has significantly influenced the development of culture in modern Europe can help in understanding the process of formation of social structures and the beginnings of statehood. The history of one of the most ancient forms of hunting, which entertained princes and kings, goes as far back as the times of the first civilizations. The phenomenon of falconry is still a subject of research by historians and archaeologists, who explore this topic also in the context of Spycimierz and its eventful history connected with the first rulers of the Piast dynasty.
Liturgical equipment of the church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Spycimierz
The parish of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Spycimierz is the oldest parish in Uniejów municipality. Historical records about its functioning date back to the beginning of the 12th century. Despite many changes in its functioning, as well as the construction of new churches in the parish, many extremely valuable, historic sacred objects have been preserved inside the present temple.
parish of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Biographical sketches of people buried at evangelical-augsburg cemetery in Uniejów based on preserved tombstone inscriptions
Evangelical-Augsburg cemetery in Uniejów was founded in the 1870s and functioned until 1945. After the second world war the cemetery was completely demolished. Fortunately three tombstones with readable inscriptions survived. The author has made an attempt to show who these people were and to reconstruct their genealogical roots on the basis of preserved documents.
Spatial development of Wilamów – evaluation and identification of problem areas
The aim of this article was to identify problem areas in the spatial development of Wilamów and to indicate desirable change directions. Special attention has been paid to the main determinants of the development of the area under study, including its geographical location, socio-economic characteristics and valid planning documents. The methods used include field research, the most important being the field inventory conducted on 9–12 August 2021. The study has identified four problem areas, with present weaknessess described and directions indicated for changes aimed at improvement of the quality of life of the inhabitants.
Cooperation of Uniejów municipality and “Spycimierz Corpus Christi” association with italian “InfiorItalia” association and its role in the road to UNESCO list
The end of the year 2021 has a special place in the history of Spycimierz – on 16th December in Paris the Spycimierz and Opole flower carpets prepared for the Corpus Christi procession were officially entered on the UNESCO representative list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The Italian “InfiorItalia” Association, with which Spycimierz has been cooperating for nearly a decade, has had a major role in this achievement. As in 2022 InforItalia celebrates the 20th anniversary of its existence, it is a good occasion to describe the cooperation between the Italian and Spycimierz associations and to highlight the field of “InforItalia’s” activity as well as its role in the efforts to have the Spycimierz tradition entered on the UNESCO list.
Przykłady aktywności Stowarzyszenia „InfiorItalia” w roku 2022