Kępno

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Kępno (help·info) is a town in Poland. It lies on the outskirts of the Wielkopolska Region, as it borders on Silesia and The Łódzki Land, at the crossing point of two transport routes: North to South (road number 11) and East to West (road number 8). As of December 31, 2004 Kępno had a population of 14,755. One popular attraction in Kępno is the, recently restored, Rynek (market square).

[edit] Education

• Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania "Edukacja" in Wrocław, branch in Kępno

[edit] People

• Wilhelm Freund, German Jewish philologist, born here
• Samuel Holdheim, reform rabbi
• Edward Lasker, chess player
• Witold Tomczak, Polish politician, born here
• Meir Lob ben Jehiel Michel Weiser, Malbim, called to the rabbinate of this city

Coordinates: 51°17′N, 17°59′Ebr:Kępno de:Kępno eo:Kępno fr:Kępno jv:Kępno nl:Kępno pl:Kępno ro:Kępno ru:Кемпно