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Gorzupia, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Gorzupia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krotoszyn, within Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.

The village originated in the Middle Ages and was first documented in 1486, when Jan Rozdrażewski held hereditary rights to it. By 1494, Gorzupia and the neighboring Smoszew were leased to Stanislaw Sczurski, and in 1507, Hieronim Rozdrażewski became their heir. Ownership was passed through noble families, including the Bulakowscy in 1578 and the Rozdrażewscy in the 17th century. By 1836, it formed part of the Smoszewo estate with 50 households and 406 residents, later dividing into a village proper and a dominium by 1881, serving as a mixed Catholic and Evangelical population.

Today, Gorzupia features community institutions such as a primary school established in the 19th century during the period of partitions and a volunteer fire department founded in 1931. The village maintains an agricultural character within the fertile Greater Poland landscape, contributing to the local economy of Krotoszyn County.

Geography

Gorzupia lies approximately 5km east of the town of Krotoszyn, the administrative seat of the gmina, connected via local roads. It is positioned near Janków Zaleśny to the southeast and Ostrów Wielkopolski, a large regional center, about 25 km further south. Gorzupia forms a part of the rural network of rural settlements in the gmina, including nearby villages such as Bazyny, Benice, Biadki, and Smoszew.

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