Rawicz
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Rawicz County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Rawicz | ||
| Established | 1638 | ||
| Town rights | 1638 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Tadeusz Pawłowski | ||
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| - Total | 7.81 km² (3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 21,301 | ||
| - Density | 2,727.4/km² (7,063.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 63-900 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 65 | ||
| Car plates | PRA | ||
| Website: http://www.rawicz.pl | |||
Rawicz [ˈravit͡ʂ] (German: Rawitsch) is a town in central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants (2004). It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Leszno Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Rawicz County.
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The town was founded by Adam Olbracht Przyjma-Przyjemski for Protestant refugees from Silesia during the Thirty Years War. In the 1800s, it contained a Protestant church and a medieval town hall. The principal industry was the manufacture of snuff and cigars. Trade involved grain, wool, cattle, hides, and timber. In 1905 it had 11,403 inhabitants.
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