Kościan

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Kościan
Old house on Market Square
Old house on Market Square
Flag of Kościan
Flag
Coat of arms of Kościan
Coat of arms
Kościan (Poland)
Kościan
Kościan
Coordinates: 52°5′N 16°39′E / 52.083, 16.65
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Kościan County
Gmina Kościan (urban gmina)
Established 12th century
Town rights 13th century
Government
 - Mayor Michał Jurga
Area
 - Total 8.75 km² (3.4 sq mi)
Highest elevation 85 m (279 ft)
Lowest elevation 75 m (246 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 24,102
 - Density 2,754.5/km² (7,134.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 64-000
Area code(s) +48 65
Car plates PKS
Website: http://www.koscian.pl

Kościan [ˈkɔɕt​͡ɕan] (German: Kosten) is a town on the Obra canal in central Poland with 21,050 inhabitants (2004).

Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Leszno Voivodeship (1975-1998), it is the capital of Kościan County. Polish nobleman Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski was born nearby.

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Coordinates: 52°05′N, 16°39′E