Kościan
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Kościan | |||
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 City Hall | |||
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  Kościan | |||
| Coordinates: 52°5′N 16°39′E / 52.083°N 16.650°E / 52.083; 16.650 | |||
| Country |  Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Kościan County | ||
| Gmina | Kościan (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 12th century | ||
| Town rights | 13th century | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Michał Jurga | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 85 m (279 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 75 m (246 ft) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 23,952 | ||
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postal code | 64-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 65 | ||
| Car plates | PKS | ||
| Website | http://www.koscian.pl | ||
Kościan [ˈkɔɕt͡ɕan] (German: Kosten) is a town on the Obra canal in west-central Poland, with a population of 23 952 inhabitants as of June 2014.[1] Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998), it is the capital of Kościan County. Polish nobleman Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski was born nearby.
Contents
1 Notable people from Kościan
2 International relations
2.1 Twin towns – Sister cities
3 Old buildings
4 External links
5 References
Notable people from Kościan
Dezydery Chłapowski (1788–1879)
Klemens Koehler (1840–1901)
Józef Surzyński (1851–1919)
Piotr Bresiński (1870–1940)
Feliks Stamm (1901–1976)
Izabella Zielińska (1910)
Zenon Brudkiewicz (1913–1940)
Henryk Florkowski (1921–2003)
Rafał Bryndal (1960)
Jarosław Jaromi Drażewski (1961)
Waldemar Brygier (1970)
Bartosz Jurecki (1979)
Michał Jurecki (1984)
Krystian Klecha (1984)
Tomasz Nowak (1985)
Zofia Nowakowska (1988)
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Kościan is twinned with:
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Old buildings
Christ Church built in 1666
Bent house at Masztalerza Street
Medieval wall
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kościan. |
- Official town website
References
^ Główny Urząd Statystyczny: Ludność. Stan i struktura w przekroju terytorialnym (2009) Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 52°05′N 16°39′E / 52.083°N 16.650°E / 52.083; 16.650
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