Wronki

See also: Wronki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Wronki
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Wronki
Coordinates: 52°42′N 16°23′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Szamotuły
Gmina	Wronki
Area
• Total	5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	11,551
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Postal code	64-510
Website	http://www.wronki.pl

Wronki [ˈvrɔŋki] (German: Wronke) is a town in the Szamotuły County, western-central Poland, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Piła Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is located close to the Warta River to the northwest of Poznań, and has a population of approximately 11,000. The town's name comes from wrona, the Polish word for a crow, which is also reflected in the town's coat of arms. It has also been spelled Wronke at times during its history, specifically during the years when it was part of Prussia/Germany (1772–1919).

The town contains Wronki Prison, the largest prison in Poland.

Major corporations

• Amica Wronki SA, Wronki

Sports

• Amica Wronki - men football team (Polish Cup winner: 1988, 1999, 2000; Polish SuperCup winner: 1998, 1999; 1st league in season 2003/2004 and 2004/2005)

People

• Rafał Grupiński (1952-), politician
• Adolf Pinner (1842–1909), chemist
• Hans Ferdinand Emil Julius Stichel (1862–1936), biologist
• Bernhard Zondek (1891-1966 in New York), gynaecologist
• Hermann Zondek (1887–1979), physician

• Amica Wronki players
  • Grzegorz Szamotulski (b.1976), soccer player

Other residents

• Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755–1818), died at Winnogóra, near this town
• Carl Maria Splett (1898, Zoppot/Sopot - Düsseldorf), bishop
• Rosa Luxemburg, German socialist (1871–1919), during World War I imprisoned in Wronki by Prussian authorities