Krotoszyn

Infobox Settlement
name = Krotoszyn

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image_caption = Night view of Town Hall

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image_shield = Krotoszyn herb.svg
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Greater Poland
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Krotoszyn County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Gmina Krotoszyn
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Julian Wl/adysl/aw Joks
established_title = Established
established_date = 15th century
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = 1415
elevation_min_m = 130
elevation_max_m = 140
area_total_km2 = 22.55
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 29421
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 51
latm = 41
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latNS = N
longd = 17
longm = 26
longs =
longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 63-700 to 63-710
area_code = +48 62
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = PKR
website = http://www.krotoszyn.pl Krotoszyn [IPA-pl|k|r|o|'|t|o|sz|y|n] ( _de. Krotoschin) is a town in central Poland with 30,010 inhabitants as of 2005. It has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999; it was within Kalisz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.

In the German era, this town was in the Prussian province of Posen. The dominant trade is in grain and seeds, and the headquarters of the Polish branch of Mahle GmbH is located there. The castle of Krotoszyn was the center of a mediatized principality formed in 1819 out of the holdings of the Prussian crown and granted to the prince of Thurn and Taxis in compensation for him relinquishing control over the Prussian postal system.

Notable people

*Georg Huth-German Orientalist.
*Isidor Kalisch-Reform rabbi.
*Theodor Kullak-Pianist and composer born in Krotoszyn.
*Marian Langiewicz-A military leader of the January Uprising.
*Katarzyna Grochola-Famous polish writer
*Olivier Janiak-TV presenter

ister cities

* Burdur, Turkey

References

#1911
# [http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/2005_world_city_populations/Poland.html Mangabay Population Listing]