- Wronki
Infobox Settlement
name = Wronki
image_shield = POL Wronki COA.svg
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Greater Poland
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Szamotuły
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Wronki
area_total_km2 = 5.81
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 11551
population_density_km2 = auto
latd = 52 | latm = 42 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 16 | longm = 23 | longs = | longEW = E
elevation_m =
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 64-510
website = http://www.wronki.plWronki [IPA-pl|'|w|r|o|n|k|i] ( _de. Wronke) is a town in the
Szamotuły County , western-centralPoland , situated in theGreater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously inPiła Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is located close to theWarta River to the northwest ofPoznań , and has a population of approximately 11,000. The town's name has also been spelt "Wronke" at times during its history, specifically during the years when it was annexed byPrussia /Germany (1772-1919).Major corporations
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Amica Wronki SA , WronkiSports
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Amica Wronki - men football team (Polish Cup winner: 1988, 1999, 2000;Polish SuperCup winner: 1998, 1999; 1st league in season 2003/2004 and 2004/2005)People
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Rafał Grupiński
*Antoni Heda
*Adolf Pinner (1842, born here - 1909, Berlin), Jewish chemist;
*Hans Ferdinand Emil Julius Stichel (1862, born here - 1936, Berlin-Lichterfelde );, biologist; [:de:Hans Ferdinand Emil Julius Stichel|" [de] "]
*Bernhard Zondek (1891, born here - 1966 in New York), Jewish gynaecologist;
*Hermann Zondek (1887, born here - 1979, Jerusalem), Jewish physician; [:de:Hermann Zondek|" [de] "]*
**Grzegorz Szamotulski (b.1976), soccer player; [:de:Grzegorz Szamotulski|" [de] "]Other residents
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Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755 - 1818), died atWinnogóra , near this town
*Carl Maria Splett (1898, Zoppot/Sopot - Düsseldorf), bishop; [:de:Carl Maria Splett|" [de] "]*
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