Bojanowo
For other places with the same name, see Bojanowo (disambiguation).
| Bojanowo | |||
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  Bojanowo | |||
| Coordinates: 51°42′N 16°45′E / 51.700°N 16.750°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Rawicz | ||
| Gmina | Bojanowo | ||
| Established | 14th century | ||
| Town rights | 1638 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Józef Zuter | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 3,014 | ||
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 63-940 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 65 | ||
| Car plates | PRA | ||
| Website | http://www.gminabojanowo.pl/ | ||
Bojanowo ([bɔjaˈnɔvɔ]; also 1943–1945: Schmückert) is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. During the Partitions of Poland, the town was in the Kreis Rawitsch, Provinz Posen.
History
Synagogue.
Between 1941 and 1942 there was a slave labour camp for Jews in Golina Wielka, near Bojanowo and more than a dozen people died from starvation or were killed there.[1]
Notable residents
- Julius Frauenstädt (1813-1879), German philosopher
- Gottschalk Eduard Guhrauer (1809–1854), German philologist and biographer
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bojanowo. |
- Bojanowo City Guide
- Virtual Shtetl, Jewish history of the town(English)
- Official website (Polish)
- Official website of parish in Bojanowo (Polish)
- Official website of football club in Bojanowo - Ruch Bojanowo (Polish)
- Official website of fire department (Polish)
Coordinates: 51°42′N 16°45′E / 51.700°N 16.750°E
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