Rożnowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship
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Rożnowo | |
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Village | |
Saint Catherine church in Rożnowo | |
Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 16°52′4″E / 52.68111°N 16.86778°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
County | Oborniki |
Gmina | Oborniki |
Population | 1,500 |
Rożnowo [rɔʐˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki, within Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Oborniki and 32 km (20 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.
Rożnowo is best known as the birthplace of Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, a military leader and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[citation needed] He was a first cousin to composer Frédéric Chopin.
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