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Okonek : Poland

Okonek is town in Poland, in Wielkopolska Province, with approximately 4200 inhabitants. Town and commune in Zlotow County. Chartered as a town in 1754. Prior to World War II in Germany and called Ratzebuhr.

Czarnków : Poland

Czarnków is a town in Poland. It was in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska Province) before 1999 in Czarnkow-Trzcianka County. It has 13,000 inhabitants. Previously it was in Pila Voivodship (1975-1998). From 1772 to 1919 in German borders, known as Czarnikau. Czarnkow is one of most beautiful towns in the region. The town is crossed by the Notec river; around the town are hills. Therefore it is called Szwajcaria Czarnkowska.

Krajenka : Poland

Krajenka is a town in Wielkopolska Province of Poland. It has approximately 4000 inhabitants and lies in Z?otów administrative district, Zlotow County. The history of this town is strongly tied with names of many Polish famous families: Danaborski, Ko?cielecki, Grudzi?ski, Dzia?y?ski, Su?kowski and Komierowski. City rights were given in 1420 by Polish king W?adys?aw Jagie??o. After the partition of Poland, in the period between 1772 and 1945 it was part of Germany and known as Krojanke.

Jarocin : Poland

Jarocin is a town in central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Kalisz Voivodship (1975-1998). Jarocin Festival The town became famous in the 1980s thanks to the Jarocin Festival, one of the first rock and punk music festival in the Eastern Bloc countries. Education Wielkopolska Wy?sza Szko?a Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna Famous people Eduard Lasker Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Stanis?aw Taczak, Polish general and commander-in-chief of the Great Poland Uprising (1918-1919) - born on 8 April 1874 in Mieszków near Jarocin

Trzcianka : Poland

Trzcianka is a town in Greater Poland, in Poland. Since 1999 it has belonged to Wielkopolska Province and Czarnkow-Trzcianka County. Previously in Pila Voivodship (1975-1998). Trzcianka has 17,500 inhabitants. From 1772 to 1945 the town was in Prussian borders, and its name was Schoenlanke. There is a mention of Trzcianka in a document dated 1245. In this year the Polish king Boles?aw Wstydliwy gave the land in the valley of Notec river to Sedziwoj of Czarnkow. There were three villages: Biala, Gulcz, and Rozdrozka. Probably, Rodrozka was placed where Trzcianka is today. The new name was Trzciana Laka, which was changed