other places, for instance, the principal of the interwar Polish school, Franciszek Karowski, was murdered in Paterek in October 1939. The town was annexed into the "Regierungsbezirk Bromberg" of the Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia and governed by the Nazi Gauleiter Albert Forster. During the occupation of Poland the administration changed the name of the town to "Weißeck" (1942–1945). The German occupation ended in January 1945 and the town was restored to Poland. Between 1975 and 1998 the city administratively belonged to the Piła Voivodeship. Since 1999 the town has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Economy Wysoka is a small business centre, which serves the needs of the surrounding agricultural area. There is a small wood and brick factory. There was much economic development during the 19th century when the Prussian province of Posen was fully integrated into the wider Imperial German economy. Many Germans left after World War I and those who remained were expelled after World War II. A small gauge rail still serves the area. Sports Wysoka's football team is GLKS Wysoka, founded in 1949, and it competes in the regional lower leagues. Sights Notable residents (1848–1930), Polish philologist, librarian, editor, director of the Raczyński Library in Poznań Lewin Louis Aronsohn (1850–1928), German banker and liberal politician Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig (1899–1946), German army officer (1955–1997), Polish speedway rider (born 1965), Polish former speedway rider References Cities and towns in Greater Poland Voivodeship Piła County Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919–1939)