Local history
Information about the town – Polska / łódzkie
The first mention of the market town Burzenin comes from 1344. In 1378 Burzenin was granted town rights. Its convenient placement by the “Salt Trail” helped the town's development. In the middle of the 17th century Burzenin was destroyed by Swedish forces.
In 1793 during the Second Partition of Poland the town fell under the rule of Prussia. As of 1807 Burzenin belonged to the Duchy of Warsaw and since 1815 to Congress Poland.
In 1869 the Tsar revoked Burzenin’s town rights.
During Word War II, in September 1939, German forces invaded Burzenin. In 1941 the Germans created a military proving ground in the area. For that reason the entire population of Burzenin was deported.
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