Wronki
Sign in to saveWronki is a town in the Szamotuły County, western-central Poland, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is located close to the Warta River to the northwest of Poznań on the edge of Noteć Forest, and has a population of approximately 11,000.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wronki
- Region
- województwo wielkopolskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 11,462
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wronki
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Wronki flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Wronki COA.svg
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- LOGO WRONKI.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Wordmark
- Settlement.image_skyline
- WK14 Wronki (3) Travelarz.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Wronki railway station
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- Poland
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Greater Poland
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- County
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- gmina Wronki
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +10918
- Area
- +5.81
- Official website
- www.wronki.pl
- Image
- Ratuszwewronkach.jpg
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Wronki is a town in the Szamotuły County, western-central Poland, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is located close to the Warta River to the northwest of Poznań on the edge of Noteć Forest, and has a population of approximately 11,000.
==History== thumb|left|upright|Baroque in Poland|Baroque Franciscan Church The town's name comes from wrona, the Polish word for a crow, which is also reflected in the town's coat of arms. According to local rumour, in 1002 Boleslaw the Bold was once caught offside on the banks of Wronki River. The oldest known mention of Wronki comes from 1279. Trade and crafts developed in the Late Middle Ages, due to the town's location both on the Warta river and on the trade route which connected major cities Poznań and Szczecin. At various times Wronki was either a royal town of the Polish Crown or a private town of Polish nobility. Administratively it was located in the Poznań County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.