| Rożnowo | |
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Rożnowo
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| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Oborniki |
| Gmina | Oborniki |
| Population | 1,500 |
Rożnowo [rɔʐˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki, within Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Oborniki and 32 km (20 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.
Rożnowo is best known as the birthplace of Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, a military leader and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a first cousin to composer Frederic Chopin.
The village has a population of 1,500.