Rawicz

Infobox Settlement
name = Rawicz


imagesize = 250px
image_caption = Town Hall in Rawicz
image_shield = POL Rawicz 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 = Rawicz County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Gmina Rawicz
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Tadeusz Pawłowski
established_title = Established
established_date = 1638
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = 1638
area_total_km2 = 7.81
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 21301
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 51 | latm = 36 | lats = 33 | latNS = N | longd = 16 | longm = 51 | longs = 27 | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 63-900
area_code = +48 65
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = PRA
website = http://www.rawicz.pl Rawicz [IPA-pl|'|r|a|w|i|cz] ( _de. 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.

History

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.

See also

* Coat of Arms of Rawicz

External links

* [http://www.rawicz.pl Municipal Website]
* [http://yizkor.nypl.org/index.php?id=12 Rawicz Yizkor (Holocaust Memorial) Book] (Hebrew & English)