Notes on the history of education in the town and municipality of Ciechanowiec (until 1918)

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present the history of schools and education in Ciechanowiec, from the earliest times to the end of the World War I. The oldest mention comes from the charter of Ciechanowiec, from 1492, where a bathing attendant was mentioned. He was supposed to  "...bath school students once a week..." . In the 18th century, the school in the town was run by priest Krzysztof Kluk, a well-known naturalist of the Enlightenment. In the 19th century, the dominant role was played by schools with Russian as the language of instruction. An exceptional person was priest Józef Gaul, who fought for the introduction of the Polish language in schools. Aleksander Apuchtin, who ruthlessly fought against the Polish language and culture, spent the last years of his life in the area of Ciechanowiec.