Wronki

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Wronki
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Wronki
Coordinates: 52°42′N 16°23′E / 52.7, 16.383
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Szamotuły
Gmina	Wronki
Area
- Total	5.81 km² (2.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	11,551
- Density	1,988.1/km² (5,149.2/sq mi)
Postal code	64-510
Website: http://www.wronki.pl

Wronki [ˈvrɔnki] (German: Wronke) is a town in the Szamotuły County, western-central Poland, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Piła Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is located close to the Warta River to the northwest of Poznań, and has a population of approximately 11,000. The town's name has also been spelt Wronke at times during its history, specifically during the years when it was annexed by Prussia/Germany (1772-1919).

Contents 1 Major corporations 2 Sports 3 People 3.1 Other residents

[edit] Major corporations

• Amica Wronki SA, Wronki

[edit] Sports

• Amica Wronki - men football team (Polish Cup winner: 1988, 1999, 2000; Polish SuperCup winner: 1998, 1999; 1st league in season 2003/2004 and 2004/2005)

[edit] People

• Rafał Grupiński
• Antoni Heda
• Adolf Pinner (1842, born here - 1909, Berlin), Jewish chemist;
• Hans Ferdinand Emil Julius Stichel (1862, born here - 1936, Berlin-Lichterfelde);, biologist; [de]
• Bernhard Zondek (1891, born here - 1966 in New York), Jewish gynaecologist;
• Hermann Zondek (1887, born here - 1979, Jerusalem), Jewish physician; [de]

• Amica Wronki players
  • Grzegorz Szamotulski (b.1976), soccer player; [de]

[edit] Other residents

• Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755 - 1818), died at Winnogóra, near this town
• Carl Maria Splett (1898, Zoppot/Sopot - Düsseldorf), bishop; [de]

• Amica Wronki players

Coordinates: 52°42′00″N, 16°23′00″E