Krotoszyn

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Krotoszyn
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Krotoszyn
Coordinates: 51°41′N 17°26′E / 51.683, 17.433
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Krotoszyn County
Gmina	Gmina Krotoszyn
Established	15th century
Town rights	1415
Government
- Mayor	Julian Wl/adysl/aw Joks
Area
- Total	22.55 km² (8.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation	140 m (459 ft)
Lowest elevation	130 m (427 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	29,421
- Density	1,304.7/km² (3,379.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	63-700 to 63-710
Area code(s)	+48 62
Car plates	PKR
Website: http://www.krotoszyn.pl

Krotoszyn [krɔˈtɔʂɨn] (German: Krotoschin) is a town in central Poland with 30,010 inhabitants as of 2005. It has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999; it was within Kalisz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.

In the German era, this town was in the Prussian province of Posen. The dominant trade is in grain and seeds, and the headquarters of the Polish branch of Mahle GmbH is located there. The castle of Krotoszyn was the center of a mediatized principality formed in 1819 out of the holdings of the Prussian crown and granted to the prince of Thurn and Taxis in compensation for him relinquishing control over the Prussian postal system.

[edit] Notable people

• Georg Huth-German Orientalist.
• Isidor Kalisch-Reform rabbi.
• Theodor Kullak-Pianist and composer born in Krotoszyn.
• Marian Langiewicz-A military leader of the January Uprising.

[edit] References

1. This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
2. Mangabay Population Listing

v • d • e Krotoszyn County Seat: Krotoszyn Urban gmina: Sulmierzyce Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Kobylin • Gmina Koźmin Wielkopolski • Gmina Krotoszyn • Gmina Zduny  Rural gmina: Gmina Rozdrażew

Coordinates: 51°41′N, 17°26′E