Krotoszyn

Krotoszyn (German Krotoschin) is a town in central Poland with 28,900 inhabitants as of 1995.

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It is in the Greater Poland Voivodship (since 1999), and was previously in Kalisz Voivodship (1975-1998).

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In German era, this town was in the Prussian province of Posen, 32 M. S.E. of Posen. Pop. (1900), 12,373. It has three churches, a synagogue, steam saw-mills, and a steam brewery, and carries on trade in grain and seeds. The castle of Krotoschin is the chief place of a mediatized principality which was formed in 1819 out of the domains of the Prussian crown and was granted to the prince of Thurn and Taxis in compensation for the relinquishment by him of the monopoly of the Prussian postal system, formerly held by his family.

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Greater Poland Voivodship: :This article describes one of the current regional administrative subdivisions of Poland. If you are looking for information on the general historical region to which it corresponds, please see the article Greater Poland....

1999: :For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album)...

Kalisz Voivodship: Kalisz Voivodship (1) 1975-1998 (Polish: wojew?dztwo kaliskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship....