Rawicz is a town in central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Leszno Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Rawicz County. Image File history File links POL_Rawicz_COA.svg‎ en: Coat of arms of Rawicz pl: Herb Rawicza File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Greater Poland Voivodeship Rawicz ... In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical entity, a territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation. ... A Voivodship (also voivodeship, Romanian: Voievodat, Polish: Województwo, Serbian: Vojvodstvo or Vojvodina) was a feudal state in medieval Romania, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Serbia (see Vojvodina), ruled by a Voivod (voivode). ... Capital city PoznaÅ„ Area 29,826 km² Population (2005)  - Density 3,372,417 113. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... In physics, density is mass m per unit volume V. For the common case of a homogeneous substance, it is expressed as: where, in SI units: ρ (rho) is the density of the substance, measured in kg·m-3 m is the mass of the substance, measured in kg V is... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... // Introduction to this topic - includes background information for people living outside Poland Common to many countries - in fact there is a growing tendency to do so since the UK also began regionalising plates in 2002 - Poland has the region of registration of the vehicle encoded in the number plate. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital city PoznaÅ„ Area 29,826 km² Population (2005)  - Density 3,372,417 113. ... Leszno Voivodeship Leszno Voivodeship (Polish: województwo leszczyÅ„skie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodeship. ... Rawicz County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 80 km south of PoznaÅ„ , in Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship. ...

History

The town was founded by Adam Olbracht Przyjma-Przyjemski for Protestant refugees from Silesia during the Thirty Years War. 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. Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Latin: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Ślónsk) is a historical region in central Europe. ... The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) The Thirty Years War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally in the central European territory of the Holy Roman Empire, but also involving most of the major continental powers. ...

See also

• Coat of Arms of Rawicz

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External links

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

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