Rawicz




For other uses, see Rawicz (disambiguation).

Place in Greater Poland, Poland










































































Rawicz

Town Hall in Rawicz
Town Hall in Rawicz


Coat of arms of Rawicz
Coat of arms


Rawicz is located in Poland

Rawicz

Rawicz




Coordinates: 51°36′33″N 16°51′27″E / 51.60917°N 16.85750°E / 51.60917; 16.85750
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Rawicz County
Gmina Gmina Rawicz
Established 1638
Town rights 1638
Government

 • Mayor Grzegorz Kubik
Area

 • Total 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 21,301
 • Density 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
63-900
Area code(s) +48 65
Car plates PRA
Website http://www.rawicz.pl

Rawicz [ˈravʲit͡ʂ] (German: Rawitsch) is a town in central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants (2004). It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Rawicz County.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Notable residents


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


The town was founded by Adam Olbracht Przyjma-Przyjemski for Protestant refugees from Silesia during the Thirty Years War. From the partition of Poland in 1793 to the Great War of 1914-1918, with a brief interruption in 1815, when Napoleon made it part of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, Rawicz was part of the German kingdom of Prussia. In the 1800s, it contained a Protestant church and a medieval town hall. The principal industry was the manufacture of snuff and cigars. Trade involved grain, wool, cattle, hides, and timber. In 1905 it had 11,403 inhabitants.
A large prison exists in former monastery since 1820.
After World War I the town became part of the Second Polish Republic.


A 50 billion cubic feet natural gas discovery at Rawicz in 2015 is expected to be the largest gas development in Poland for 20 years.[1]



Notable residents




  • Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff (1803–1865), German grammarian and language educator


  • Wolfgang Straßmann (1821–1885), politician


  • Heinrich Braun (1862–1934), surgeon


  • Maximilian Otte (1910–1944), Luftwaffe pilot


  • Arthur Ruppin (1876–1943), Zionist


  • Reinhard Seiler (1909–1989), Luftwaffe officer


  • Piotr Świderski (born 1983), speedway rider


  • Anita Włodarczyk (born 1985), hammer thrower



See also



  • Battle of Rawicz

  • Coat of Arms of Rawicz



References





  1. ^ http://www.oilvoice.com/n/San_Leon_Energy_announces_halfyear_2015_interim_results/4ce00b439084.aspx




External links







  • Municipal Website


  • Rawicz Yizkor (Holocaust Memorial) Book (Hebrew & English)


Coordinates: 51°37′N 16°53′E / 51.617°N 16.883°E / 51.617; 16.883













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