Szamotuły
| Szamotuły | |||
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 Szamotuły Castle seen from a park | |||
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  Szamotuły | |||
| Coordinates: 52°36′N 16°35′E / 52.600°N 16.583°E | |||
| Country |
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Szamotuły County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Szamotuły | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 19,090 | ||
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 64-500 | ||
| Website | http://www.szamotuly.pl | ||
Szamotuły [ʂamɔˈtuwɨ] (German: Samter) is a town in Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 35 kilometres (22 miles) northwest of the centre of Poznań. It is the seat of Szamotuły County and of the smaller administrative district Gmina Szamotuły. The population was 19,090 in 2011.
Notable Citizens
- Wacław z Szamotuł (1520s-1560s), composer and writer
- John Jonston (1603-1675), natural scientist and historian
- Philipp Scharwenka (1847-1917), composer and music educator
- Hans Georg Friedrich Groß (1860-1924), German balloonist and airship constructor
- Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), composer and pianist
- Maksymilian Ciężki (1899-1951), cryptographer
- Małgorzata Braunek (1947-2014), actress
- Siegmund Lubszinski (Lubin) (1841-1923), American film pioneer, the first Jewish "Movie Mogul."
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Szamotuły is twinned with:
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References
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Szamotuły. |
Seat: Szamotuły | ||
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Coordinates: 52°37′N 16°35′E / 52.617°N 16.583°E
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