Osadnictwo tatarskie w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim
Tatar Settlements in Gorzów Wielkopolski

Summary/Abstract: After the Second World War, many Tatars living in Nowogródek in the eastern flanks of the pre-war Poland, were resettled to Wielkopolska, especially to Gorzów Wielkopolski. There they eagerly cooperated with the ingenious population in shaping up of the post-war history of the town. Most of them occupied Janice district, nicknamed by their neighbours Tatar Hillocks. The name has caught on, and is today synonymous with the Tatar presence in Gorzów Wielkopolski; indeed, in the entire Wielkopolska (Greater Poland/Western Lands). It was also the seat of the Muzułmańska Gmina Wyznaniowa (Muslim Religious Commune). Notable representatives of the Muslim community in Gorzów Wielkopolski were imam Bekir Radkiewicz and Rozalia Aleksandrowicz. The latter was the last head of the Muslim Commune in Gorzów Wielkopolski. After its dissolution, local members found themselves at the margins of the Tatar society in Poland. Today, there are only a handful of Tatar families in Gorzów Wielkopolski.

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