Rawicz | |
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Coordinates: 51°36′33″N 16°51′27″E / 51.60917°N 16.85750°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
County | Rawicz |
Gmina | Rawicz |
Established | 1638 |
Town rights | 1638 |
Founded by | Adam Olbracht Przyjemski |
Government | |
• Mayor | Grzegorz Kubik |
Area | |
• Total | 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 21,301 |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 63-900 |
Area code | +48 65 |
Car plates | PRA |
Website | http://www.rawicz.pl |
Rawicz (Polish: [ˈravit͡ʂ]; German: Rawitsch) is a town in west-central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants as of 2004. It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Rawicz County.