# Skoki

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For other places with the same name, see [Skoki (disambiguation)](/source/Skoki_(disambiguation)).

Place in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Skoki Church of Saint Nicholas from 1737 Flag Coat of arms Skoki Coordinates: 52°40′N 17°9′E / 52.667°N 17.150°E / 52.667; 17.150 Country Poland Voivodeship Greater Poland County Wągrowiec Gmina Skoki Area • Total 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi) Population (2010)[1] • Total 4,003 • Density 357/km2 (926/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Vehicle registration PWA Primary airport Poznań–Ławica Airport Website http://gmina-skoki.pl

**Skoki** [\[ˈskɔkʲi\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Polish) is a town in [Poland](/source/Poland), [Greater Poland Voivodeship](/source/Greater_Poland_Voivodeship), [Wągrowiec County](/source/W%C4%85growiec_County),[2] with 4,003 inhabitants (2010).[1] It is located about 40 km north of [Poznań](/source/Pozna%C5%84). It is the seat of the administrative district ([gmina](/source/Gmina)) called [Gmina Skoki](/source/Gmina_Skoki).

## History

Established in 1367, it has always been a town with handicraft, in particular cloth weaving up to the 19th century.[3] It was a [private town](/source/Private_town) of [Polish nobility](/source/Szlachta), administratively located in the Gniezno County in the [Kalisz Voivodeship](/source/Kalisz_Voivodeship_(1314%E2%80%931793)) in the [Greater Poland Province](/source/Greater_Poland_Province%2C_Crown_of_the_Kingdom_of_Poland) of the Kingdom of Poland.[4] The town's coat of arms comes from the [Lubicz coat of arms](/source/Lubicz_coat_of_arms) of local Polish nobility.

During the joint German-Soviet [invasion of Poland](/source/Invasion_of_Poland), which began [World War II](/source/World_War_II) in September 1939, the town was invaded and then [occupied by Germany](/source/Occupation_of_Poland_(1939%E2%80%931945)) until 1945. It was annexed directly into [Nazi Germany](/source/Nazi_Germany) and made part of the newly formed province of [Reichsgau Wartheland](/source/Reichsgau_Wartheland). In September 1940, the Germans established the [Oflag XXI-A](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oflag_XXI-A&action=edit&redlink=1) [prisoner-of-war camp](/source/German_prisoner-of-war_camps_in_World_War_II) for [French officers](/source/French_prisoners_of_war_in_World_War_II), however, in 1941 it was relocated to [Babruysk](/source/Babruysk).[5] In Skoki the occupiers then founded the [Oflag XXI-C](/source/Oflag_XXI-C) POW camp for [Polish](/source/Polish_people) officers in March 1942, which in 1943 was relocated to [Ostrzeszów](/source/Ostrzesz%C3%B3w).[5]

## Demographics

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1843 1,227 — 1871 1,330 +8.4% 1880 1,386 +4.2% 1890 1,374 −0.9% 1900 1,284 −6.6% 1910 1,378 +7.3% Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,431 +3.8% 1931 1,788 +24.9% 1939 1,870 +4.6% 1950 1,536 −17.9% 1960 2,499 +62.7% 2010 4,003 +60.2% Source: [6][7][1]

## Sights

In the town, there is a palace which is now part of the [University of Fine Arts in Poznań](/source/University_of_Fine_Arts_in_Pozna%C5%84), and a church which lies on the [Wooden Churches Trail around Puszcza Zielonka](/source/Wooden_Churches_Trail_around_Puszcza_Zielonka).

Skoki Palace in winter

## Sports

The local [football](/source/Association_football) club is Wełna Skoki.[8]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gus_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gus_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-gus_1-2) [*Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r.*](https://web.archive.org/web/20111113152513/https://stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/gus/PUBL_l_ludnosc_stan_struktura_31_12_2010.pdf) (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 107. Archived from [the original](https://stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/gus/PUBL_l_ludnosc_stan_struktura_31_12_2010.pdf) (PDF) on 13 November 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TERYT_2-0)** ["Główny Urząd Statystyczny"](https://eteryt.stat.gov.pl/eTeryt/rejestr_teryt/udostepnianie_danych/baza_teryt/uzytkownicy_indywidualni/wyszukiwanie/wyszukiwanie.aspx?contrast=default) [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (*minimum 3 characters*), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (*Search*).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [About Skoki Wielkopolskie](http://www.wiw.pl/geografia/miasta/termin.asp?et=m_00649)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany* (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii [Polskiej Akademii Nauk](/source/Polish_Academy_of_Sciences). 2017. p. 1b.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ushm_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ushm_5-1) Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). *The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV*. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. pp. 278−279. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-253-06089-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-253-06089-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego* (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 202.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *Dokumentacja Geograficzna* (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii [Polskiej Akademii Nauk](/source/Polish_Academy_of_Sciences). 1967. p. 46.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Wełna Skoki - strona klubu"](https://kswelnaskoki.futbolowo.pl) (in Polish). Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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