Editing Poznań (section)

===17th and 18th centuries===
[[File:Iglesia colegial de Poznan, Poznan, Polonia, 2014-09-18, DD 34-36 HDR.jpg|thumb|upright|Interior details in Collegiate Basilica known as ''[[Poznań Fara|Fara]]'' built in 1651–1705; one of the finest examples of [[Baroque in Poland|baroque architecture in Poland]].]]

In the second half of the 17th century and most of the 18th, Poznań was severely affected by a series of wars, attendant military occupations, lootings and destruction – the [[Second Northern War|Second]] and [[Third Northern War|Third Northern]] Wars, the [[War of the Polish Succession]], the [[Seven Years' War]] and the [[Bar Confederation]]. During the [[Deluge (history)|Deluge]], Poznań's [[Jews in Poland|Jewish]] community was accused of collaborating with the invading [[Swedish Army|Swedish enemy]], and as a result suffered [[pogrom]]s carried out by both the city's non-Jewish residents and units of the Polish [[Crown Army]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poznań |url=https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Poznan |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=yivoencyclopedia.org}}</ref>

It was also hit by frequent outbreaks of [[Plague (disease)|plague]], and by floods, particularly that of 1736, which destroyed most of the suburban buildings. The population of the conurbation declined from 20,000 around 1600 to 6,000 around 1730, and [[Bamberg]]ian and [[Dutch people|Dutch]] settlers ([[Bambers]] and [[Olęders]]) were brought in to rebuild the devastated suburbs. In 1778, a "Committee of Good Order" (''Komisja Dobrego Porządku'') was established in the city, which oversaw rebuilding efforts and reorganized the city's administration. However, in 1793, in the [[Second Partition of Poland]], Poznań came under the control of the [[Kingdom of Prussia]], becoming part of (and initially the seat of) the province of [[South Prussia]].