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Ostrów Wielkopolski
City in Greater Poland, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the state, see Republic of Ostrów.
Ostrów Wielkopolski ([ˈɔstruf vʲɛlkɔˈpɔlskʲi]) (often abbreviated Ostrów Wlkp., formerly called simply Ostrów, German: Ostrowo, Latin: Ostrovia) is a city in west-central Poland with 70,982 inhabitants (2021),[1] situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; the seat of Ostrów Wielkopolski County. It is the fifth-largest city in the voivodeship after Poznań, Kalisz, Piła and Konin.
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Ostrów Wielkopolski | |
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Left to right: Market Square and City Hall, Ostrów Wielkopolski Co-Cathedral, aerial view of downtown Ostrów Wielkopolski | |
Coordinates: 51°38′58″N 17°48′59″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
County | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
Gmina | Ostrów Wielkopolski (urban gmina) |
First mentioned | 1293 |
City rights | 15th century |
Government | |
• City mayor | Beata Klimek (L) |
Area | |
• Total | 41.9 km2 (16.2 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 70,982 ![]() |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 63-400 to 63-417 |
Area code | +48 62 |
Car plates | POS |
Climate | Cfb |
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National roads | ![]() ![]() |
Voivodeship roads | ![]() |
Website | http://www.umostrow.pl/ |
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It is located in the Kalisz Region in the south-eastern part of historic Greater Poland.