STEFAN ZŁOTNICKI (1779–1847) – ZAŁOŻYCIEL MIASTA ZDUŃSKA WOLA, PODPREFEKT POWIATU SZADKOWSKIEGO, SZLACHCIC I WOLNOMULARZ
STEFAN ZŁOTNICKI (1779–1847) – FOUNDER OF THE CITY
OF ZDUŃSKA WOLA, NOBLEMAN AND FREEMASON
Author(s): Elżbieta Nejman, Jarosław StulczewskiSubject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Stefan Złotnicki; Złotnicki family; Zduńska Wola estate; the city of Zduńska Wol; Szadek district; nobility; freemasonry
Summary/Abstract: Stefan Józef Wincenty Złotnicki – a Polish nobleman, coat of arms Nowina, owner of the Zduńska Wola estate, founder of the city of Zduńska Wola, a man of intellect and entrepreneurship, a freemason. At the beginning of the 19th century he initiated a massive inflow of settlers (weavers)to Zduńska Wola, which caused a dynamic growth of this location. As the development of the new settlement was progressing successfully, Złotnicki applied to the authorities of the Congress Kingdom of Poland to grant city status to Zduńska Wola, which happened on 25 October 1825, and accelerated the industrialization of the city.
Journal: Biuletyn Szadkowski
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 5-28
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English, Polish
