Krzyż Wielkopolski
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| Krzyż Wielkopolski | |||
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  Krzyż Wielkopolski
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Czarnków-Trzcianka | ||
| Gmina | Krzyż Wielkopolski | ||
| Established | 18th century | ||
| Town rights | 1936 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Jolanta Korbik | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 5.83 km² (2.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 6,283 | ||
| - Density | 1,077.7/km² (2,791.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 64-761 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 67 | ||
| Car plates | PCT | ||
| Website: http://www.krzyz.pl | |||
Krzyż Wielkopolski [ˈkʂɨʂ vjɛlkɔˈpɔlski] (German: Kreuz) is a town in Poland, with 6,317 inhabitants (2004) in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodship. It is an important railroad junction, with two major lines crossing there - the Berlin - Bydgoszcz and Poznan - Szczecin connections. The town owns its existence to the rail, as developed only after 1848, when the Poznan - Szczecin line was opened. In fact its name (Krzyz in English means cross) reflects the fact that rail lines cross there. Krzyz was area of heavy Polish-German fighting in 1919, during the Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919) and it remained part of Germany in the interbellum period, located only 2 kilometers from then-borderline. It was incorporated as a town in 1936 and after World War Two it became part of Poland.
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