Rawicz

Rawicz
Town Hall in Rawicz
Town Hall in Rawicz
Flag of Rawicz
Coat of arms of Rawicz
Rawicz is located in Poland
Rawicz
Rawicz
Coordinates: 51°36′33″N 16°51′27″E / 51.60917°N 16.85750°E / 51.60917; 16.85750
Country Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
CountyRawicz
GminaRawicz
Established1638
Town rights1638
Founded byAdam Olbracht Przyjemski
Government
 • MayorGrzegorz Kubik
Area
 • Total
7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
21,301
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
63-900
Area code+48 65
Car platesPRA
Websitehttp://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.