Kościan

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Place in Greater Poland, Poland





































Kościan

City Hall
City Hall




Flag of Kościan
Flag

Coat of arms of Kościan
Coat of arms


Kościan is located in Poland

Kościan

Kościan




Coordinates: 52°5′N 16°39′E / 52.083°N 16.650°E / 52.083; 16.650
Country
 Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyKościan County
GminaKościan (urban gmina)
Established12th century
Town rights13th century
Government

 • MayorMichał Jurga
Area

 • Total8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Highest elevation

85 m (279 ft)
Lowest elevation

75 m (246 ft)
Population
(2014)

 • Total23,952
 • Density2,700/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 platesPKS
Websitehttp://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:






  • Germany Alzey in Germany (since 1990)


  • Russia Istra in Russia (since 2001)


  • Netherlands Krimpen aan den IJssel in Netherlands (since 1994)



  • Netherlands Nederlek in Netherlands (since 1994)


  • Czech Republic Rakovník in Czech Republic (since 2005)


  • Germany Wernshausen in Germany (since 1996)


Old buildings



External links




  • Official town website


References




  1. ^ 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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