Rychwał
Rychwał | |
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Church of Holy Trinity | |
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Coat of arms | |
Rychwał | |
| Coordinates: 52°4′16″N 18°10′18″E / 52.07111°N 18.17167°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Konin |
| Gmina | Rychwał |
| Established | 14th century |
| Town rights | 1394-1870, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefan Dziamara |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 2,364 |
| • Density | 244/km2 (632/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62-570 |
| Area code | +48 63 |
| Car plates | PKN |
| National road | |
| Voivodeship road | |
| Website | http://www.rychwal.pl/ |
Rychwał [ˈrɨxfau̯] is a town in central Poland,[2] with 2,364 inhabitants (2010)[1] in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodship.
History
The town was founded either in the late 14th or the early 15th century.[3] It was a private town of the Złotkowski and Dobrzycki noble families,[3] administratively located in the Konin County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[4] 102 Jews lived in the town as of 1765.[3] Six annual fairs were held in the town in the late 19th century.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
National road 25 bypasses Rychwał to the west. National road 25 connects it to Konin to the north and to Kalisz to the south.
Voivodeship road 443 passes right through the town.
The nearest railway station is in Konin.
References
- ^ a b c Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ a b c d Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskic (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa. 1889. p. 75−76.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
- ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 201.
- ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 24.