Choroszcz

Choroszcz ([ˈxɔrɔʂt͡ʂ]) is a town in north-eastern Poland, located in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, seat of Gmina Choroszcz.

Choroszcz
Branicki Palace
Branicki Palace
Flag of Choroszcz
Flag
Coat of arms of Choroszcz
Coat of arms
Choroszcz is located in Poland
Choroszcz
Choroszcz
Coordinates: 53°8′N 22°59′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBiałystok
GminaChoroszcz
Town rights1507
Government
 • MayorRobert Wardziński
Area
 • Total16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Elevation
130−175 m (500 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021[1])
 • Total5,960
 • Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
16-070
Area code+48 85
Car platesBIA
Highways
Websitehttp://choroszcz.pl/

The Baroque palace in Choroszcz was the summer residence of the noble Branicki family, and is now part of the Museum of Polish Interiors. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 5,960.[1]

History
World War II Heroes Monument

Choroszcz was granted town rights by King Sigismund I the Old in 1507. It was a private town, administratively located in the Podlaskie Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province. Jan Klemens Branicki erected a Baroque palace, which served as the summer residence of the Branicki family. Following the Third Partition of Poland, in 1795, it was annexed by Prussia. In 1807, it passed to the Russian Partition of Poland. Choroszcz was one of the sites of Russian executions of Polish insurgents during the January Uprising.[2] The execution sites are now marked by memorials.[3] Following World War I, Poland regained independence and control of the town.

In 1930, a psychiatric hospital was established in the town.[4]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, and then by Germany until 1944. In 1940, the Russians closed the psychiatric hospital and deported some patients to the Soviet Union, while others were relocated to the local rectory.[4] In 1941, the Germans massacred several hundred remaining patients of the psychiatric hospital in today's Nowosiółki district as part of Aktion T4.[4]

After the war, it was administratively located in the "large" Białystok Voivodeship until 1975, and then the "small" Białystok Voivodeship until 1998.

Demographics
Branicki Palace park
Baroque Church of Sts. John the Baptist and Stephen

Detailed data as of 31 December 2021:[1]

DescriptionAllWomenMen
Unitpersonpercentagepersonpercentagepersonpercentage
Population5960100297950.0%298150.0%
Population density355.0177.5177.5

Choroszcz had 827 Jewish residents in 1897, and 450 in 1921. Nearly all were murdered in the Holocaust by the Germans during the Second World War.

Number of inhabitants by year
Year Population Source
1995 5132 Increase [1]
2000 5679 Increase
2005 5424 Decrease
2010 5687 Increase
2015 5789 Increase
2020 5926 Increase
2021 5960 Increase

Transport

Roads in Choroszcz:

Planned roads:

  • S 19 - Białystok ring road

Local transportation

For Choroszcz Take Bus 103 from the center of Białystok. Choroszcz is located 6 km from the borders of Bialystok. Cost of ticket: 

 -reduced (for students) 
    -1 zone : 1,40pln  | ~0,35 €
    -2 zone : 1,20pln  | ~0,30 €
    - 1+2   : 2,60pln  | ~0,75 €
 -normally 
    -1 zone : 2,80pln  | ~0,65 €
    -2 zone : 2,40pln  | ~0,60 €
    - 1+2   : 5,20pln  | ~1,25 €
  • Zone 1 - Białystok
  • Zone 2 - Municipality Choroszcz

Education
Henryk Sienkiewicz Primary School
High school

Sport

The football club in Choroszcz it Narew Choroszcz occurring in the competition organized by the Podlaski Football Association - is the current Senior Class in the District. There are 3 teams that occur every day in the municipal league competitions: LZS Choroszcz, Choroszcz Rajkom and Lambada.

The main streets
  • PL:Branickiego
  • PL:Lipowa
  • PL:Powstania Styczniowego EN - January Uprising
  • PL:Henryka Sienkiewicza
  • PL:Adam Mickiewicza
  • PL:Aleja Niepodległości EN - Independence avenue
  • PL:Ogrodowa
  • PL:Dominikańska

Streets in Choroszcz
Streets Length in meters Sidewalk in metres (left) Sidewalk in metres (right) Bike path in metres
3-Maja 910 (170m asphalt) 170 170
Adama Mickiewicza 2 150 2 150 540
Akacjowa 310 310 310
Aleja Niepodległości 950 50 200
Aleksandra Chodkiewicza 170 170 170
Armii Krajowej 150
Batalionów Chłopskich 195
Białostocka 1 450 505 505
Bobrowa 395
Brzozowa 200 200 200
Chabrowa 215
Chmielna 940
Dominikańska 360 360 360
Dzika 335 80 80
gen. Zygmunta Berlinga 150 150 150
Henryka Sienkiewicza 840 840 840
Jana Klemensa Branickiego 380 380 380
Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego 140
Józefa Piłsudskiego 365 365 365
Juliusza Słowackiego 200 200
kard. Stefana Wyszyńskiego 160 160 160
Klonowa 105 105 105
Kolonia Gaj 1 100
Konwaliowa 90
Kościukowska 1 700 (540m asphalt) 90 540
Kruszewska 1 780 (16 650 in gmina) 1 780 (7 100 in gmina)
Krzysztofa Kamila Baczyńskiego 220
ks. Franciszka Pieściuka 130 130 130
Legionowa 215
Leśna 145
Lipowa 405 405 405
Lisia 195
Łąkowa 245
Mieczysława Sarosieka 165
Narwiańska 205
Ogrodowa 669 550 119
Piaskowa 1 150 450 450
Podleśna 300 165
Powstania Styczniowego 576 576 576
Romualda Traugutta 65
Rumiankowa 245
Rybacka 810
Sarnia 235
Słoneczna 315 315 315
Sosnowa 55
Spławikowa 130
Sportowa 220 140 215
Stefana Mikołaja Paca 340
Stefana Żeromskiego 80
Szkolna 155 155 155
Szpitalna 210 210 210
Szyszkowizna 490
Świerkowa 125 125 125
Tadeusza Kościuszki 1 150 (450m pol-bruk) 450 450
Torfowa 695
Tykocińska 240
Warszawska ( S 8) 2 930 (11 085 in gmina) 350 3 500 (11 750 in gmina)
Wędkarska 220
Władysława Raginisa 80 80 80
Wodociągowa 140
Zaczerlańska 1 310
Zamkowa 120
Zastawie I 1 460 600
Zastawie II 1 420
Zastawie III 1 100 =2 300
Żółtkowska 1 110 (300m sett) 140 100
Żwirowa 380
Gravel Sett Asphalt concrete slabs

References
  1. "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-06-15. Data for territorial unit 2002014.
  2. Katalog miejsc pamięci powstania styczniowego w województwie podlaskim (in Polish). Białystok: Towarzystwo Opieki nad Zabytkami Oddział Białystok. 2013. p. 15.
  3. Katalog miejsc pamięci powstania styczniowego w województwie podlaskim, pp. 32–34
  4. Robert Fiłończuk. "Pacjentów zwieziono do lasu i tam rozstrzelano. Mord Niemców na pół tysiącu chorych psychicznie". Polska Agencja Prasowa (in Polish). Retrieved 26 December 2022.


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