Slesin

Ślesin ( or Shleshin) is a town in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland, with 3,200 inhabitants (2010).

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Locality: Ślesin
Region: województwo wielkopolskie
Country: Polska
Population: 3,182
Timezone: Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ślesin
Settlement.image_shield: POL Ślesin COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Wolnejojczyznie.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Holy Family Monument, landmark to commemorate the independence of Poland
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Greater Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Konin
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ślesin
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1231
Settlement.established_title2: Town rights
Settlement.established_date2: 1358
Settlement.area_total_km2: 7.18
Settlement.population_as_of: 2010

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Wikidata facts

Population: 3179
Area: 7.18
Official website: www.slesin.pl
Image: Wolnejojczyznie.jpg

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Commons category: Ślesin
inception: 1231-00-00
postal code: 62-561
male population: 1568
female population: 1611
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Ślesin ( or Shleshin) is a town in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland, with 3,200 inhabitants (2010).

==History== thumb|left|Saint Nicholas and Good Shepherd church The oldest known mention of Ślesin comes from a document of Polish monarch Konrad I of Masovia from 1231. It was granted town rights in 1358 by King Casimir III the Great. It was a private church town, administratively located in the Konin County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.