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	The remains of colonization on the grounds which are now located within the borders of Września District date back to the tenth century, when a defensive town - one of the biggest in the country at that time - was built in Grzybowo. Września District has existed since 1818 (with the exception of 1975-1998, when districts did not exist at all). Within these two centuries - during the Prussian annexation, the II Republic and the communist regime - the territory of the district changed many times. However, on the first of January 1999, when it was reactivated, its shape was similar to the one from 1975. The seat of the district authorities since the Prussian annexation has been a building at the confluence of 3rd Maja Street and Chopin Street. It was bulit on the area of a former cemetery. During the Prussian and Nazi occupation the prefect of the district office was held by Germans. The Polish civil servants held the office at the time of II Republic: the first prefect was Franciszek Czapski. Since 2002 duties of the prefect has been performed by Dionizy Jaśniewicz. The struggle against the former occupants which established Polish independence has its meaningful symbol: the children's strike against the germanization of Września (1901). In the commemoration of their sacrifice and courage the dwellers of the district built a statue and a museum in the centre of the town. The capital of our district is also the scenery of the contemporary political struggle. Every year Września becomes Polish New Hampshire: politicians from all over the country take part in the parliamentary, presidential and European pre-elections in Września. The town focuses the interest of national and foreign media. It is proper to remind that in 2006 Września celebrated the anniversary of the 750 years of existence and in 2009 - 10 years of the district self-government activity. In the pictures: Reconstruction of the Prussian-Russian border from the 19th century in Borzykowo (photo: R. Lipigórski) Wooden St. Cross Chapel in Września - the second half of the 17th century; reconstructed at the end of 18th (photo: Ł. Prusak)