Kościan
Sign in to saveKościan () () is a town on the Obra canal in west-central Poland, with a population of 23,952 inhabitants as of June 2014. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, it is the capital of Kościan County.
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- Kościan
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- Christ Church, Town Hall and Water Tower
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- POL Kościan flag.svg
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- POL Kościan COA.svg
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- Poland
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
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- Greater Poland
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- County
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- Kościan
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- Gmina
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- Kościan (urban gmina)
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- PO
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- Mayor
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- Sławomir Kaczmarek
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- Established
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Kościan () () is a town on the Obra canal in west-central Poland, with a population of 23,952 inhabitants as of June 2014. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, it is the capital of Kościan County.
==History== thumb|upright|left|Gothic architecture|Gothic Holy Spirit Church Kościan was founded in the 12th or 13th century, when it was part of the Duchy of Greater Poland of the fragmented Polish realm. It was granted town rights in the second half of the 13th century, which were later confirmed by King Władysław Jagiełło in 1400. From 1332 Kościan was a royal town of Poland. It was a county (powiat) seat in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province. In the 15th century Kościan was famous for its cloth production. King Casimir IV Jagiellon granted Kościan cloths the first industrial trademark in the history of Poland. At the time Kościan was the second largest city within historic Greater Poland (behind Poznań).