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Tekla Juniewicz was born on 10 June 1906 in Krupsko, Austria−Hungary (now Ukraine). After Poland regained independence in 1918, Krupsko became part of Rozdol Commune, Stanislawow Voivodeship, Poland, and is now part of Ukraine. Juniewicz's parents were Jan and Katarzyna Dadak, and she had two younger sisters, Rozalia and Katarzyna. Their father worked for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Lanckoro%C5%84ski Count Karol Lanckoronski], and their mother died during the First World War. |
Tekla Juniewicz was born on 10 June 1906 in Krupsko, Austria−Hungary (now Ukraine). After Poland regained independence in 1918, Krupsko became part of Rozdol Commune, Stanislawow Voivodeship, Poland, and is now part of Ukraine. Juniewicz's parents were Jan and Katarzyna Dadak, and she had two younger sisters, Rozalia and Katarzyna. Their father worked for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Lanckoro%C5%84ski Count Karol Lanckoronski], and their mother died during the First World War. |
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As a child, Juniewicz attended the school of Szarytki Sisters in Przeworsk, Poland, where she learned to sew, embroider, and cook. In Przeworsk, she met her future husband, Jan Juniewicz (22 years her senior), whom she married on 28 February 1927. After the wedding, they moved to Boryslaw, Poland, where she took a job in an earth wax mine. They had two daughters, Janina and Urszula, born in 1928 and 1929. |
As a child, Juniewicz attended the school of Szarytki Sisters in Przeworsk, Poland, where she learned to sew, embroider, and cook. In Przeworsk, she met her future husband, Jan Juniewicz (22 years her senior), whom she married on 28 February 1927. After the wedding, they moved to Boryslaw, Poland, where she took a job in an earth wax mine. They had two daughters, Janina and Urszula, born in 1928 and 1929. |
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In November 1945, Juniewicz moved to Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, where her husband got a job in a mine. The couple were married until Jan Juniewicz's death in 1980 at the age of 96. Tekla Juniewicz lived alone until she was 103 years old, when her grandson Adam moved in to assist her with her daily activities. |
In November 1945, Juniewicz moved to Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, where her husband got a job in a mine. The couple were married until Jan Juniewicz's death in 1980 at the age of 96. Tekla Juniewicz lived alone until she was 103 years old, when her grandson Adam moved in to assist her with her daily activities. |
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| + | In June 2016, Juniewicz celebrated her 110th birthday. On her 113th birthday in June 2019, Juniewicz received a congratulatory letter from Prime Minister of Poland, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateusz_Morawiecki Mateusz Morawiecki]. In August 2019, Prime Minister Morawiecki visited Juniewicz in person at her home. |
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| − | On 10 June 2016, Tekla Juniewicz turned 110, becoming the first supercentenarian in the contemporary history of Silesia Voivodship. The birthday party, in which the jubilate took part with full commitment, took place in a local restaurant in Sosnica. In June 2017, she turned 111. On 20 July 2017 111-year old Jadwiga Szubartowicz of Lublin died and Tekla Juniewicz became the oldest living person in Poland. On 22 April 2018, Tekla Juniewicz broke the national record of longevity in Poland, which belonged to Wanda Wierzchleyska of Warsaw (1900-2012), also from the Lviv region. Her age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 16 May 2018. According to modern standards, the date of birth was confirmed by sources from different periods of her life. The action to find the original birth certificate from 1906 was undertaken in cooperation with the family of Mrs. Juniewicz, through the mediation of the General Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Lviv. On 10 June 2018, Tekla Juniewicz turned 112, becoming the first person in the history of Poland to have achieved this milestone. |
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| − | On 10 June 2019, Tekla Juniewicz turned 113. On this occasion, she received a congratulory letter from Prime Minister of Poland. One day later, she surpassed the age of [[Astrid Zachrison]], becoming the oldest person to have ever lived in the Baltic Sea region. In Aug. 2019, Tekla Juniewicz was visited by Prime Minister of Poland. |
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| − | Following the death of Anna Benericetti of Italy, Tekla Juniewicz became the 4th oldest living person in Europe and she also enterned the validated Top 10 world's oldest living people. Following the death of 114-year old [[Geertje Kuijntjes]] of the Netherlands, Juniewicz became the third oldest living European. On 12 May 2020, she surpassed the age of [[Goldie Michelson]] (1902–2016), becoming the oldest validated person born in Ukraine. |
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Tekla Juniewicz (née Dadak; born 10 June 1906) is a Polish supercentenarian who is the oldest ever person in the history of Poland whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group. She surpassed the previous record of 111 years, 317 days — set by Wanda Wierzchleyska — on 24 April 2018. She subsequently became the first validated supercentenarian in Poland to have reached both the age of 112 and 113.
Juniewicz has been the oldest living person in Poland since the death of Jadwiga Szubartowicz on 20 July 2017.
Biography
Early Life and Family
Tekla Juniewicz was born on 10 June 1906 in Krupsko, Austria−Hungary (now Ukraine). After Poland regained independence in 1918, Krupsko became part of Rozdol Commune, Stanislawow Voivodeship, Poland, and is now part of Ukraine. Juniewicz's parents were Jan and Katarzyna Dadak, and she had two younger sisters, Rozalia and Katarzyna. Their father worked for Count Karol Lanckoronski, and their mother died during the First World War.
As a child, Juniewicz attended the school of Szarytki Sisters in Przeworsk, Poland, where she learned to sew, embroider, and cook. In Przeworsk, she met her future husband, Jan Juniewicz (22 years her senior), whom she married on 28 February 1927. After the wedding, they moved to Boryslaw, Poland, where she took a job in an earth wax mine. They had two daughters, Janina and Urszula, born in 1928 and 1929.
Later Life
In November 1945, Juniewicz moved to Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, where her husband got a job in a mine. The couple were married until Jan Juniewicz's death in 1980 at the age of 96. Tekla Juniewicz lived alone until she was 103 years old, when her grandson Adam moved in to assist her with her daily activities.
In June 2016, Juniewicz celebrated her 110th birthday. On her 113th birthday in June 2019, Juniewicz received a congratulatory letter from Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki. In August 2019, Prime Minister Morawiecki visited Juniewicz in person at her home.
Gallery
References
- World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- Najstarsi Polacy
- Tekla Juniewicz z Gliwic ma 110 lat [ZDJĘCIA] Druga najstarsza Polka! TVS, 9 March 2016
- Najstarsza Polka mieszka w Gliwicach. Ma 112 lat. Najstarsi Polacy, 11 June 2018
- Tekla Juniewicz, oldest validated person ever to live in Poland, celebrates 113th birthday Gerontology Research Group, 28 June 2019
| Poland's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Rozalia Obrebski • Katarzyna Kosiorowska • Stanislawa Sobecka • Marianna Tetkowska • Stefania Bartkowska • Michal Zatorski • Katarzyna Swider • Anna Lamacz • Filipina Niewiadomska • Rozalia Milczarek • Maria Basta • Rozalia Dyrcz • Katarzyna Wilkowa • Klara Spitzenfeil • Anna Wolanska • Jan Michalski • Frument Jaroszynski • Beata Bryl • Anna Tomecka • Wlodzimierz Rogosz • Jan Szarpala • Karolina Lucko • Zofia Martyniak • Maria Unijewska • Marta Piekarska • Wladyslaw Ratman • Agnieszka Wojcik • Helena Konowal • Stefania Grabala • Jozefa Mordacz • Jadwiga Zolotucho • Anna Klim • Franciszek Karwowski • Marianna Smolarczyk • Ludwika Kosztyla • Michalina Wasilewska • Wanda Wierzchleyska • Marianna Misiewicz • Jozefa Karczewska • Jozefa Stanislawa Szyda • Marianna Mroz • Aleksandra Dranka • Jozefa Bak • Ludwika Wasowicz • Jadwiga Mlynek • Jadwiga Szubartowicz • Tekla Juniewicz • Wanda Szajowska • Jozefa Ciesielska • Anna Gawlowska |