When the Third Silesian Uprising broke out, the Central Committee for Aid to the Upper Silesians of the Dąbrowa Basin was established, headed by the president of Sosnowiec. Many residents took part in the Silesian Uprisings, weapons were transferred from Sosnowiec and volunteers from all over Poland were transported. On June 20, 1922, General Stanisław Szeptycki's troops set off from Sosnowiec to Katowice to ceremonially annex part of Upper Silesia to Poland. In the interwar period, Sosnowiec belonged to the Kielce Voivodeship. According to the 1931 census, Poles constituted 80.9% of the city's inhabitants, 19% were Jews, the rest were Germans and French. Jews lived mainly in the shopping district - a square enclosed by Warszawska, Małachowskiego, Piłsudskiego and Kościelna streets. On March 1, 1934, the Voivode of Kielce ordered the establishment of the District Office in Sosnowiec; until then, the city had been subordinated to the District Office in Będzin. In 1935, by resolution of the City Council, Józef Piłsudski received Honorary Citizenship of the City, and in 1937, Edward Rydz-Śmigły received a similar honor. At the outbreak of World War II, Sosnowiec had 134,000 inhabitants.
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7 май 2024
