Ostrów Wielkopolski
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  Ostrów Wielkopolski
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Ostrów Wielkopolski County | ||
| Gmina | Ostrów Wielkopolski (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 14th century | ||
| Town rights | 15th century | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Radosław Torzyński | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 42.39 km² (16.4 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 175 m (574 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 123 m (404 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 72,577 | ||
| - Density | 1,712.1/km² (4,434.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 63-400 to 63-417 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 62 | ||
| Car plates | POS | ||
| Website: http://www.ostrow-wielkopolski.um.gov.pl/ | |||
Ostrów Wielkopolski [ˈɔstruf vjɛlkɔˈpɔlski] (often abbreviated Ostrów Wlkp., formerly called only Ostrów or Ostrowo, Latin: Ostrovia) is a town in central Poland with 73,100 inhabitants (2005), situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; the seat of Ostrów Wielkopolski County.
Ostrow Wielkopolski is one of the most important railroad junctions in Poland. It is located along the major Katowice - Poznan line, which crosses there with the Warsaw - Lodz - Wroclaw connection. Also, another line stems from Ostrow, which goes westwards to Krotoszyn.
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[edit] History
Town was founded probably in 1404.Ostrów was property of polish nobile families (in 17th Century there was Kiełczewscy).Until 18th Century Ostrów was small , agricultural town.
[edit] Famous people born in or connected to Ostrów
- Władysław Markiewicz, sociologist
- Krzysztof Komeda, jazz pianist
- Fryderyk Chopin, pianist
- Manfred von Richthofen, German Pilot (WW 1)
- Heinrich Graetz, historian
- Marcin Lijewski, handball star player
- Krzysztof Lijewski, handball star player
- Bartłomiej Jaszka, handball star player
[edit] Education
- Społeczna Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Zarządzania in Łódź, branch in Ostrów Wlkp.
[edit] Sports
- Atlas Stal Ostrów Wlkp. - men basketball team, 7th in Dominet Bank Ekstraliga in 2006/2007 season.
- Ostrovia 1909 Ostrów Wielkopolski - men soccer team
- KM Ostrów Wielkopolski - speedway team
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 Old school |
 Ostrow city-hall |
[edit] Twin towns
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