Środa Wielkopolska
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Środa Wielkopolska is a town in central Poland, about 30 km southeast of Poznań, with 21,631 inhabitants (2004).
It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Poznań Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Środa Wielkopolska County.
[edit] Famous people born or raised in Środa Wielkopolska
- Arthur Greiser - Nazi politician (born during Prussian rule of the town).
- Klaus von Klitzing - Winner of the 1985 Nobel in Physics (born during Nazi occupation).
- Franz Mertens - Mathematician (born during Prussian rule of the town).
- Ignacy Prądzyński - Polish military commander (born in a nearby village).
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