Ostrów Wielkopolski
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| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| Powiat | Ostrów Wielkopolski County | ||
| Gmina | Ostrów Wielkopolski | ||
| Established | 14th century | ||
| City Rights | 15th century | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Radosław Torzyński | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 42.39 km² (16.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 72,672 | ||
| - Density | 1,714.4/km² (4,440.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 63-400 to 63-417 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 62 | ||
| Car Plates | POS | ||
| Website: www.ostrow-wielkopolski.um.gov.pl | |||
Ostrów Wielkopolski (often abbreviated Ostrów Wlkp., formerly called only Ostrów or Ostrowo, Latin: Ostrovia) is a town in central Poland with 73,100 inhabitants (2005), situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the capital of Ostrów Wielkopolski County.
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[edit] Famous people born in or connected to Ostrów
- Władysław Markiewicz, sociologist
- Krzysztof Komeda, jazz pianist
- Manfred von Richthofen, German Pilot (WW 1)
- Heinrich Graetz, historian
- Marcin Lijewski, handball star player
- Krzysztof Lijewski, handball star player
- Paweł Berkowski
[edit] Education
- Społeczna Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Zarządzania in Łódź, branch in Ostrów Wlkp.
[edit] Sports
- Atlas Stal Ostrów Wlkp. - men basketball team, 7th in Dominet Bank Ekstraliga in 2006/2007 season.
- Ostrovia 1909 Ostrów Wielkopolski - men soccer team
- KM Ostrów Wielkopolski - speedway team
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Cathedral
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Old school
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Ostrow city-hall
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[edit] Twin towns
- Image:Flag of Italy.svg Lecce
- Image:Flag of Germany.svg Delitzsch
- Image:Flag of Germany.svg Nordhausen
- Image:Flag of Poland.svg Kalisz
[edit] External links
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