Raszków
Raszków [ˈraʂkuf] (German: Raschkow; 1939-1945: Raschkau) is a town in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,043 inhabitants (2004).
Raszków | |
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 Rynek (Market Square) in Raszków | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Raszków | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′00″N 17°43′35″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| Gmina | Raszków |
| Town rights | 1444 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 2,037 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 63-440 |
| Vehicle registration | POS |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | http://www.raszkow.pl/ |
Notable residents
- Berthold Kempinski (1843-1910), German hotelier
- Anna Jasińska (1867-1957), Polish activist
- Jan Bajoński (1888-1940), Polish gynaecologist, military officer, victim of the Katyn massacre during World War II
- Marian Kołodziej (1921-2009), Polish artist, scenic designer, prisoner of Nazi German concentration camps during World War II
- Tobiasz Pawlak (born 1995), Polish cyclist
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