Rożnowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Rożnowo
Village
Rożnowo
Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 16°52′4″E / 52.68111°N 16.86778°E / 52.68111; 16.86778
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Oborniki
Gmina Oborniki
Population 1,500

Rożnowo [rɔʐˈnɔvɔ] (German: Ruschdorf) 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 Frédéric Chopin.

The village has a population of 1,500.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 16°52′4″E / 52.68111°N 16.86778°E / 52.68111; 16.86778


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