Kościan
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| Coordinates: 52°5′N 16°39′E / 52.083°N 16.650°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Kościan County | ||
| Gmina | Kościan (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 12th century | ||
| Town rights | 13th century | ||
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| • Mayor | Michał Jurga | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 85 m (279 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 75 m (246 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 24,102 | ||
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 64-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 65 | ||
| Car plates | PKS | ||
| Website | http://www.koscian.pl | ||
Kościan [ˈkɔɕt͡ɕan] (German: Kosten) is a town on the Obra canal in west-central Poland, with a population of 24 059 inhabitants in June 2009.[1] Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998), it is the capital of Kościan County. Polish nobleman Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski was born nearby.
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Notable people from Kościan [edit]
- Dezydery Chłapowski (1788–1879)
- Klemens Koehler (1840–1901)
- Józef Surzyński (1851–1919)
- Piotr Bresiński (1870–1940)
- Feliks Stamm (1901–1976)
- Izabella Zielińska (1910)
- Zenon Brudkiewicz (1913–1940)
- Henryk Florkowski (1921–2003)
- Rafał Bryndal (1960)
- Jarosław Jaromi Drażewski (1961)
- Waldemar Brygier (1970)
- Bartosz Jurecki (1979)
- Michał Jurecki (1984)
- Tomasz Nowak (1985)
- Krystian Klecha (1984)
- Zofia Nowakowska (1988)
Twin towns [edit]
Kościan is twinned with:
Alzey in Germany (since 1990)
Istra in Russia (since 2001)
Krimpen aan den IJssel in Netherlands (since 1994)- Nederlek in Netherlands (since 1994)
Rakovnik in Czech Republic (since 2005)- Wernshausen in Germany (since 1996)
Old buildings [edit]
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Christ Church built in 1666
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Bent house at Masztalerza Street
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Medieval wall
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References [edit]
Coordinates: 52°05′N 16°39′E / 52.083°N 16.650°E
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