Krobia

For other uses, see Krobia (disambiguation).

Krobia [ˈkrɔbʲa] is a town situated in the western part of Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship.^[1] Center of small folklore region of Biskupizna.

Krobia
Town hall
Coat of arms
Krobia
Coordinates: 51°47′N 16°59′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Gostyń
Gmina	Krobia
Area
• Total	7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	4,219
• Density	600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	63-840
Vehicle registration	PGS
Website	http://www.krobia.pl

History

Corpus Christi solemnity in Krobia in 1964

Within the Kingdom of Poland, Krobia was a private church town, administratively located in the Kościan County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.^[2]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1945 and local Poles were subjected to various crimes. On October 21, 1939, the German Einsatzgruppe VI carried out a public execution of 15 Poles at the main square as part of the Intelligenzaktion.^[3] The victims were craftsmen and local officials from Krobia and farmers and landowners from nearby villages.^[3] It was one of many massacres of Poles committed by Germany on October 20–23 across the region in attempt to pacify and terrorize the Polish population.^[4] In December 1939, the first expulsion of 50 Poles (teachers, local officials and craftsmen with families) was carried out by the German police.^[5] Further expulsions were carried out in 1940.^[6] Expelled Poles were detained in transit camps in Gostyń and Łódź and then deported to Tarnów and the Lublin region in the General Government in the more-eastern part of German-occupied, while their houses were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.^[7]

Monuments

• Romanesque St. Giles church from the beginning of 12th century (consecrated in 1140), founded by Władysław I Herman, one of the oldest churches in Greater Poland
• Baroque St. Nicholas Church from 1763, tower rebuilt in 1986 after collapse
• Baroque Holy Spirit Church from 1745
• Town hall from the middle of 19th century
• old evangelical school

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1843 1,365 —     1871 1,596 +16.9% 1880 1,695 +6.2% 1890 1,847 +9.0% 1900 2,186 +18.4% 1910 2,384 +9.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,285 −4.2% 1931 2,384 +4.3% 1939 2,900 +21.6% 1950 2,451 −15.5% 1960 2,769 +13.0% 2010 4,089 +47.7%
Source: [8][9][10]

Sports

The local football club is Krobianka Krobia.^[11] It competes in the lower leagues.