Środa Wielkopolska
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  Środa Wielkopolska
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Środa Wielkopolska County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Środa Wielkopolska | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Wojciech Ziętkowski | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 17.98 km² (6.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 21,635 | ||
| - Density | 1,203.3/km² (3,116.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 63-000 | ||
| Car plates | PSR | ||
| Website: http://www.sroda.wlkp.pl | |||
Środa Wielkopolska [ˈɕrɔda vjɛlkɔˈpɔlska] (German: Schroda) is a town in central Poland, about 30 km southeast of Poznań, with 21,631 inhabitants (2004).
It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Poznań Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Środa Wielkopolska County.
It's got a steam railway in it.
[edit] Famous people born or raised in Środa Wielkopolska
- Arthur Greiser - Nazi politician (born during Prussian rule of the town).
- Klaus von Klitzing - Winner of the 1985 Nobel in Physics (born during Nazi occupation).
- Franz Mertens - Mathematician (born during Prussian rule of the town).
- Ignacy Prądzyński - Polish military commander (born in a nearby village).
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