Radio Amateurs members of Wolsztyński Klub Krótkofalowcow will be active with special call HF160MD elebrating the 160th anniversary of Michal Drzymala's birthday from 1 to 30 September 2017.
They will operate on HF Bands.
QSL via SP3PWL.
Ads for direct QSL:
WOLSZTYNSKI KLUB KROTKOFALOWCOW, TLOKI 60A, 64-200 WOLSZTYN, Poland.
Michał Drzymała was born to a peasant family on 13 September 1857 in Zdrój near Grodzisk Wlkp. (former Dorf und Rittergut Zdroj near Grätz), and died in Grabówno on 25 April 1937. He became a symbol of the peasants’ struggle for land against the then Prussian occupiers of the Greater Poland Region. Michał Drzymała wanted to start his own farm and provide decent living conditions for his family. He bought a two-hectare plot of land with a house on a pond, close to a railway line, from a German owner. Since the house was in ruin, he wanted to build a new one. Unfortunately, a new law approved by the Prussian parliament prohibited the Polish people to establish new farms or build permanent houses. The disputes continued in 1904-1909 when Michał acquired a circus wagon to live in with his family. To comply with the law, Michał kept moving his wagon for a short distance around his land every day. Thus, his movable home was not subjected to restrictions. However, the Prussian authorities continuously imposed new regulations and were able to remove Drzymała’s wagon, with the whole family, after more than four years. The man became famous, owing to a number of press articles published in Europe and America, emphasising the peasant struggle against occupiers. The issue of Drzymała’s symbolic deed was also described by the Polish novelists Henryk Sienkiewicz and Bolesław Prus (Nobel Prize winners), poet Maria Konopnicka and the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Drzymała died on 27 April 1937 and was buried with a state funeral in Miasteczko Krajeńskie. He was decorated post-mortem with the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (the second highest Polish order). The Nazis destroyed his tomb during World War II. In 1939, the name of Drzymała’s home village was changed to Drzymałowo. Presently, Tadeusz Drzymała, a descendant of Michał Drzymała, is the village leader. He lives with his family in Drzymałowo. There is an inn called “Zajazd u Michała” close to the Michał Drzymała obelisk. A housing estate is named after Drzymała in nearby Rakoniewice. The story and spirit of Michał Drzymała are remembered and cherished by the Michał Drzymała Rakoniewice Friends Society.
They will operate on HF Bands.
QSL via SP3PWL.
Ads for direct QSL:
WOLSZTYNSKI KLUB KROTKOFALOWCOW, TLOKI 60A, 64-200 WOLSZTYN, Poland.
Michał Drzymała was born to a peasant family on 13 September 1857 in Zdrój near Grodzisk Wlkp. (former Dorf und Rittergut Zdroj near Grätz), and died in Grabówno on 25 April 1937. He became a symbol of the peasants’ struggle for land against the then Prussian occupiers of the Greater Poland Region. Michał Drzymała wanted to start his own farm and provide decent living conditions for his family. He bought a two-hectare plot of land with a house on a pond, close to a railway line, from a German owner. Since the house was in ruin, he wanted to build a new one. Unfortunately, a new law approved by the Prussian parliament prohibited the Polish people to establish new farms or build permanent houses. The disputes continued in 1904-1909 when Michał acquired a circus wagon to live in with his family. To comply with the law, Michał kept moving his wagon for a short distance around his land every day. Thus, his movable home was not subjected to restrictions. However, the Prussian authorities continuously imposed new regulations and were able to remove Drzymała’s wagon, with the whole family, after more than four years. The man became famous, owing to a number of press articles published in Europe and America, emphasising the peasant struggle against occupiers. The issue of Drzymała’s symbolic deed was also described by the Polish novelists Henryk Sienkiewicz and Bolesław Prus (Nobel Prize winners), poet Maria Konopnicka and the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Drzymała died on 27 April 1937 and was buried with a state funeral in Miasteczko Krajeńskie. He was decorated post-mortem with the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (the second highest Polish order). The Nazis destroyed his tomb during World War II. In 1939, the name of Drzymała’s home village was changed to Drzymałowo. Presently, Tadeusz Drzymała, a descendant of Michał Drzymała, is the village leader. He lives with his family in Drzymałowo. There is an inn called “Zajazd u Michała” close to the Michał Drzymała obelisk. A housing estate is named after Drzymała in nearby Rakoniewice. The story and spirit of Michał Drzymała are remembered and cherished by the Michał Drzymała Rakoniewice Friends Society.