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'''Rawicz''' |
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{{Infobox Settlement |
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| name = Rawicz |
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| image_skyline = Rawitsch-Rathaus.gif |
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| imagesize = 250px |
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| image_caption = Town Hall in Rawicz |
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| image_shield = POL Rawicz COA.svg |
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| pushpin_map = Poland |
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| pushpin_label_position = bottom |
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| subdivision_type = Country |
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| subdivision_name = {{POL}} |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Greater Poland Voivodeship|Greater Poland]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Rawicz County]] |
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| subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]] |
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Gmina Rawicz]] |
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| leader_title = Mayor |
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| leader_name = Tadeusz Pawłowski |
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| established_title = Established |
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| established_date = 1638 |
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| established_title3 = Town rights |
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| established_date3 = 1638 |
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| area_total_km2 = 7.81 |
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| population_as_of = 2006 |
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| population_total = 21301 |
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| population_density_km2 = auto |
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| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |
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| utc_offset = +1 |
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| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |
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| utc_offset_DST = +2 |
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| latd = 51 | latm = 36 | lats = 33 | latNS = N | longd = 16 | longm = 51 | longs = 27 | longEW = E |
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| postal_code_type = Postal code |
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| postal_code = 63-900 |
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| area_code = +48 65 |
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| blank_name = [[Polish car number plates|Car plates]] |
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| blank_info = PRA |
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| website = http://www.rawicz.pl }} |
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'''Rawicz''' [{{IPA-pl|'|r|a|w|i|cz}}] ({{lang-de|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]]. |
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==History== |
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* [[Rawa coat of arms]] |
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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. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Coat of Arms of Rawicz]] |
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==External links== |
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{{commonscat|Rawicz}} |
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*[http://www.rawicz.pl Municipal Website] |
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*[http://yizkor.nypl.org/index.php?id=12 Rawicz Yizkor (Holocaust Memorial) Book] ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] & [[English language|English]]) |
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{{coor title dm|51|37|N|16|53|E|}} |
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{{Rawicz County}} |
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{{GreaterPoland-geo-stub}} |
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Greater Poland Voivodeship]] |
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[[eo:Rawicz]] |
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[[uk:Равич]] |
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Revision as of 07:42, 6 June 2008
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