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The town was founded by Adam Olbracht Przyjma-Przyjemski for Protestant refugees from [[Silesia]] during the [[Thirty Years War]]. In the 1800s, it contained a Protestant church and a medieval town hall. The principal industry was the manufacture of snuff and cigars. Trade involved grain, wool, cattle, hides, and timber. In 1905 it had 11,403 inhabitants. |
The town was founded by Adam Olbracht Przyjma-Przyjemski for Protestant refugees from [[Silesia]] during the [[Thirty Years War]]. In the 1800s, it contained a Protestant church and a medieval town hall. The principal industry was the manufacture of snuff and cigars. Trade involved grain, wool, cattle, hides, and timber. In 1905 it had 11,403 inhabitants. |
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After [[World War I]] the town became part of the [[Second Polish Republic]]. |
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After [[World War I]] the town became part of the [[Second Polish Republic]]. The local populace had to acquire Polish citizenship or leave the country. This led to a significant decline of ethnic Germans, whose number within the district decreased from 21,842 in 1910 to 6,184 in 1926 and further to 5,038 in 1934.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.de/books?id=KVg_tMs_ZPIC&pg=PA365&dq=Goetheschule+Graudenz&hl=de&ei=j-AlTdz_JsvDswaVy9DMAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBTgo#v=onepage&q=adelnau&f=false|title=Polens Politik gegenüber seiner deutschen Minderheit 1919-1939|first1=Albert S.|last1=Kotowski|page=56|publisher=Forschungsstelle Ostmitteleuropa, [[University of Dortmund]] |year=1998 |language=German|ISBN=3-447-03997-3}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:33, 26 January 2011
Rawicz | |
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 Town Hall in Rawicz | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Rawicz County |
| Gmina | Gmina Rawicz |
| Established | 1638 |
| Town rights | 1638 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tadeusz Pawłowski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 21,301 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 63-900 |
| Area code | +48 65 |
| Car plates | PRA |
| Website | http://www.rawicz.pl |
Rawicz [ˈravit͡ʂ] (German: Rawitsch) is a town in central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants (2004). It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Leszno Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Rawicz County.
History
The town was founded by Adam Olbracht Przyjma-Przyjemski for Protestant refugees from Silesia during the Thirty Years War. In the 1800s, it contained a Protestant church and a medieval town hall. The principal industry was the manufacture of snuff and cigars. Trade involved grain, wool, cattle, hides, and timber. In 1905 it had 11,403 inhabitants.
After World War I the town became part of the Second Polish Republic.
See also
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