Lissa

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Lissa is a historic town in western Poland, known today as Leszno, that was once part of Germany and is notable as the birthplace of several prominent Jewish and intellectual figures.

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Lissa canonical 4

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former German town
historic town
country Poland
GermanNameOf Leszno
hasAlternativeName Leszno
Lissa (German)
hasCoordinateLocation Leszno
surface form: Leszno, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
hasHeritage German
Jewish
Polish
hasOfficialLanguageHistorically German
Polish
hasPresentDayPopulationCenter Leszno
historicalRegion Greater Poland
Poznań
surface form: Posen
knownFor Jewish community
birthplace of intellectuals
birthplace of notable Jewish figures
intellectual life
religious tolerance (historically)
locatedIn western Poland
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Greater Poland Voivodeship NERFINISHED
partOf German Empire
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Province of Posen
Province of Posen-West Prussia
Weimar Republic
presentDayName Leszno
timePeriod reintegrated into Poland after World War II
returned to German control during World War II
was part of Germany until 1919–1920 (Treaty of Versailles)
wasAnnexedBy Germany
Prussia
wasIncorporatedInto Poland

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leo Baeck placeOfBirth Lissa
Melissa hasShortForm Lissa
Johann Heermann residence Lissa