Kalisz

Kalisz (Polish: [ˈkaliʂ] ) is a city in central Poland, and the second-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 97,905 residents (December 2021). It is the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of Greater Poland, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of Ostrów Wielkopolski and Nowe Skalmierzyce.

Kalisz
Top: Town Hall, Former "Calisia" Piano Factory
Middle: Courthouse, "Gołębnik" tenement
Bottom: Aerial view of the Kalisz Old Town
Motto: 
Latin: Poloniae urbs vetustissima (The oldest city of Poland)
Kalisz
Coordinates: 51°45′27″N 18°4′48″E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
Countycity-county
Established9th century
Town rightsafter 1268
Government
  MayorKrystian Kinastowski (BS)
Area
  Total70 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)
  Total97,905 (38th)
  Density1,472/km2 (3,810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
62-800 to 62-810
Area code(+48) 62
Car platesPK, PA
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.kalisz.pl

Kalisz is one of the oldest cities in Poland and one of the two traditional capitals of Greater Poland (alongside Poznań). It has served as an important regional center in Poland since the Middle Ages as a provincial capital and notable royal city. It is one of the historical burial sites of medieval Polish monarchs and dukes of the Piast dynasty and the site of a number of significant events in Polish history as well as several battles. Since the 19th century it has been the center of an industrial district. It is the cultural, scientific, educational and administrative center of the eastern and southern Greater Poland region, and the seat of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalisz.

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