bɪkˈʌz ʌv ɪts fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl loʊkˈeɪʃən ˌɔn tɹˈeɪdɪŋ ɹˈaʊts lˈiːdɪŋ tə ðə pɹˌɪnsɪpˈælᵻɾiz ʌv ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pˈoʊlənd ænd ðə dˈʌtʃiz ʌv pˌɑːmɚɹˈeɪniə, ðə sˈɛɾəlmənt dɪvˈɛləpt kwˈɪkli.
Because of its favorable location on trading routes leading to the principalities of Greater Poland and the duchies of Pomerania, the settlement developed quickly.