Raszków

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Raszków
Rynek (Market Square) in Raszków
Rynek (Market Square) in Raszków
Coat of arms of Raszków
Raszków is located in Poland
Raszków
Raszków
Coordinates: 51°43′00″N 17°43′35″E / 51.71667°N 17.72639°E / 51.71667; 17.72639Coordinates: 51°43′00″N 17°43′35″E / 51.71667°N 17.72639°E / 51.71667; 17.72639
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyOstrów Wielkopolski
GminaRaszków
Town rights1444
Area
 • Total1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,037
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
63-440
Vehicle registrationPOS
ClimateCfb
Websitehttp://www.raszkow.pl/

Raszków [ˈraʂkuf] (German: Raschkow; 1939-1945: Raschkau) is a town in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,043 inhabitants (2004).

Notable residents[]

  • Berthold Kempinski (1843-1910), German hotelier
  • Anna Jasińska (1867-1957), Polish activist
  •  [pl] (1888-1940), Polish gynaecologist, military officer, victim of the Katyn massacre during World War II
  •  [pl] (1921-2009), Polish artist, scenic designer, prisoner of Nazi German concentration camps during World War II
  •  [pl] (born 1995), Polish cyclist



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