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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
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the administration changed the name of the town to "Weißeck" (1942–1945). The German occupation ended in
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to Wysoka. She later renewed Wysoka's town rights after a big fire in 1722, while in 1727-29 the
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in 1505. Also the town's coat of arms dates back to the 16th century. In the following centuries it was a
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Wysoka's football team is GLKS Wysoka, founded in 1949, and it competes in the regional lower leagues.
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A monument commemorating the fallen and murdered Poles of the town and gmina Wysoka
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Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich
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was founded. In
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