Rypin

History

The region around present-day Rypin has been inhabited since atleast the 10th century. The original settlement, now referred to as Starorypin, was located 3 kilometers north of the current town center. From the 11th century it was the seat of a local castellany, and from the 14th century it was a county seat. The original settlement was completely destroyed during a Teutonic raid in 1329. The settlement surrounding must have held significant importance, as documents from 1326 refer to it as a civitas. The town was later re-founded in a new location (present-day Rypin), while the former site took the name Starorypin. It was granted town rights in the early 14th century, and afterwards it was a royal town of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Dobrzyń Land in the Inowrocław Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province. In the early 14th century, local dukes of the Polish Piast dynasty founded a hospital in Rypin to commemorate their deceased father Duke Siemowit of Dobrzyń. In 1352, the hospital was granted various privileges by Duke Władysław the Hunchback. The 1st Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in the town. Following the Second Partition of Poland (1793), the town was annexed by Kingdom of Prussia. In 1807, it passed to the short-lived Polish Duchy of Warsaw, and after its dissolution in 1815, it became part of the Russian Partition of Poland. During the January Uprising, Polish insurgents captured the town on February 4, 1863. Following World War I, Poland regained independence and control of Rypin. During the Polish–Soviet War, Rypin was occupied by Russians on 14 August 1920, and liberated by Poles on 20 August 1920. The Interbellum marked a phase of urban development and economic growth for Rypin. During this time, the city expanded…