Środa Wielkopolska

Infobox Settlement
name = Środa Wielkopolska

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image_caption = Collegiate church
image_shield = POL Środa Wielkopolska COA.svg
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pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Greater Poland
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Środa Wielkopolska County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Gmina Środa Wielkopolska
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Wojciech Ziętkowski
area_total_km2 = 17.98
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 21635
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 52 | latm = 14 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 17 | longm = 17 | longs = | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 63-000
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = PSR
website = http://www.sroda.wlkp.pl

Środa Wielkopolska [IPA-pl|'|ś|r|o|d|a|-|w|j|e|l|k|o|'|p|o|l|s|k|a] ( _de. 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.

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).

External links

* [http://www.sroda.wlkp.pl/ Official town website]
* [http://www.galeriasroda.info// Gallery of Środa Wielkopolska]