town was occupied by the Red Army and was restored to Poland in its entirety. The remaining German population was expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement. Historical monuments Baroque Sapieha Palace (18th century) Baroque Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Michael (1615–1630) Bismarck Tower (1902) Sports The local football team is . It competes in the lower leagues. People Moritz Lazarus (born 1824 here–1903), Jewish philosopher Abraham Baer (1834–1894), Jewish Kantor Joseph S. Manasse (1831–1897), early settler of San Diego, California Louis Waldenburg (1837–1881), German physician Aron Freimann (1871–1948), Jewish bibliographer, historian Residents Hermann Wilhelm Ebel , Polish teacher, soldier, poet, author of the Polish scout anthem, principal of the local Polish gymnasium in 1926–1928 Further reading Wieleń In: Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland: Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego, Warszawa : Druk «Wieku», 1893. — Т. XIII. p. 312 References External links Wieleń's City Department High School in Wieleń M-GOK Wieleń Cities and towns in Greater Poland Voivodeship Czarnków-Trzcianka County Poznań Voivodeship (1921–1939) Shtetls