Łasin

History

The history of Łasin dates back to the rule of first Polish King Bolesław I the Brave. Polish brothers Mateusz and Jakub owned land near the Łasinka River (Łasin). In the year 1298, it was taken from them by the Country Master of the Teutonic Order Meinhard von Querfurt and given to Jan de Nemore, who founded the village of Łasin. Also in 1298, the town received Magdeburg law town rights from the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights in which it was located. In the 14th century, papal verdicts ordered the restoration of the territory to Poland, however, the Teutonic Knights did not comply and continued to occupy it. In 1454, King Casimir IV Jagiellon reincorporated the Chełmno Land into the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the Prussian Confederation, however, Łasin itself was captured by Poles in 1461 during the subsequent Thirteen Years' War. After the end of World War I, in 1920, in accordance with the Treaty of Versailles, Łasin became part of the Second Polish Republic, after it regained independence in 1918. In interwar Poland, the mayor of Łasin was Stefan Tomczyński, a Polish activist and efficient administrator, who was previously harassed by Prussians for pro-Polish activity in the Prussian Partition. During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in October 1939, the Selbstschutz carried out several mass executions of Polish inhabitants of Łasin and its surroundings, killing 150 people.

Most-observed species

• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  32
• Great Cormorant/European Shag

  Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  27
• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  26
• Great Crested Grebe

  Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  26
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  26
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  21
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  21
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19