Sulmierzyce
Sulmierzyce
Place in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
For the town of the same name located in central Poland, see Sulmierzyce, Łódź Voivodeship.
Sulmierzyce ([sulmʲɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ]) is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
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Sulmierzyce | |
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Town hall | |
| Coordinates: 51°36′N 17°32′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Krotoszyn |
| Gmina | Sulmierzyce (urban gmina) |
| Town rights | 1457 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.98 km2 (11.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,859 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 63-750 |
| Vehicle registration | PKR |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Voivodeship road |  |
| Website | http://www.sulmierzyce.pl |
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It is the birthplace of famous Polish poet Sebastian Klonowic.
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Sulmierzyce was granted town rights in 1457 by King Casimir IV Jagiellon thanks to efforts of starost of Odolanów Mikołaj Gruszczyński. It was a royal town of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Kalisz County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.[2] The 1st Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in the town.[3]
- Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
- Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
- Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish). Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej. p. 7.
- Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 201.
- Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 49.
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