Pleszew
| Pleszew | |||
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Fragment of the town square | |||
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  Pleszew | |||
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 17°47′E / 51.883°N 17.783°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Pleszew County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Pleszew | ||
| Town rights | 1283 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Marian Adamek | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 17,787 | ||
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 63-300 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 62 | ||
| Car plates | PPL | ||
| Climate | Dfb | ||
| Website | http://www.pleszew.pl/ | ||
Pleszew ([ˈplɛʂɛf]; German: Pleschen) is a town in Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 90 km southeast of Poznań. It is the capital of Pleszew County (powiat pleszewski). Population is 17,892 (2004).
People
- Hugo Leichtentritt (1874, here - 1951), a German Jewish musicologist and composer
- Hanna Suchocka (born 1946, here)
- Sergiusz Prusak (born 1979, here), a Polish footballer
- Maciej Piaszczyński (born 1989, here), a Polish international speedway rider
- Agnieszka (Lipska) Baranowska (1819–1890), a Polish playwright and poet, wrote several plays for this town's local theater
- Moses Samuel Zuckermandl (1836, Uherský Brod - 1917), a Czech-German rabbi, lived here
- Stefan Pawlicki (1839, Gdańsk - 1916), a Polish Catholic priest, philosopher, historian of philosophy; lived here
- Emil Jarrow (Javorzynski) (born 1876, here - 1959), world touring vaudeville magician and comedian.
- Teodor Jeske-Choiński (27 February 1854 - 14 April 1920 ) was a Polish intellectual, writer and historian, literature critic
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Pleszew is twinned with:
See also
References
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Coordinates: 51°54′N 17°47′E / 51.900°N 17.783°E
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Seat: Pleszew | ||
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| Rural gminas | ||
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