Ostrzeszów
Ostrzeszów | |
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Town hall | |
| Coordinates: 51°25′N 17°56′E / 51.417°N 17.933°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Ostrzeszów |
| Gmina | Ostrzeszów |
| Town rights | between 1261 and 1283 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patryk Jędrowiak |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 14,095 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 63-500 |
| Area code | +48 62 |
| Car plates | POT |
| National roads | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | http://www.ostrzeszow.pl |
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Ostrzeszów ([ɔstˈʂɛʂuf]) (German: Schildberg) is a town in south-central Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the capital of Ostrzeszów County. Ostrzeszów is located in the historical Wieluń Land. The population in 2023 was 14,095 inhabitants. The town is situated around 80 kilometres (50 miles) from Wrocław, 170 km (106 miles) from Katowice and 160 km (99 miles) from Poznań.
Founded in the Middle Ages, Ostrzeszów is a former Polish royal town that owed its prosperity to crafts and trade. It became more internationally known for being the site of German-operated prisoner-of-war camps for Allied soldiers and officers of various nationalities, chiefly Polish, French, British and Norwegian, during the German occupation of Poland in World War II. One of Ostrzeszów's honorary citizens is Krzysztof Wielicki, who climbed all of the world's mountains of over 8,000 metres (26,247 feet) in height. Also, a popular guitarist, Adam Fulara was born in Ostrzeszów.