Książ Wielkopolski

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Książ Wielkopolski

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Książ Wielkopolski
Coordinates: 52°4′N 17°14′E / 52.067°N 17.233°E / 52.067; 17.233
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Śrem
Gmina Książ Wielkopolski
Established 1193
Town rights 1407
Area
 • Total 1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 2,724
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s) +48 061
Car plates PSE
Climate Cfb
Website http://www.ksiaz-wlkp.pl/

Książ Wielkopolski ([ˈkɕɔ̃ʂ vʲɛlkɔˈpɔlskʲi]; German: Xions, 1940–43 Tiefenbach, 1943–45 Schonz) is a town in Śrem County, Poland, with 2,663 inhabitants (2004).

Coordinates: 52°04′N 17°14′E / 52.067°N 17.233°E / 52.067; 17.233

Notable people

  • Heinrich Graetz (1817 – 1891) an historian, wrote a history of the Jewish people from a Jewish perspective.

References

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