Ostroróg

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Ostroróg

Coordinates: 52°38′N 16°28′E / 52.633°N 16.467°E

Country

Poland

Area

• Total

1.26 km² (0.49 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

1,995

• Density

1,600/km² (4,100/sq mi)

Postal code

64-560

Website

http://www.ostrorog.pl/

For other uses, see Ostroróg (disambiguation).

Ostroróg [ɔsˈtrɔruk] (German: Scharfenort) is a town in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,993 inhabitants (2004).

History

First mentioned in 1383. City's location before 1412, confirmed by the king, Sigismund I the Old (1546). Jan Ostrorog, renaissance political writer and polish statesman, was born there in 1436. Jakub Ostroróg also owned property here in the 16th century. Between the 16th and 17th centuries it was an important centre of polish Protestants, Unity of the Brethren - archive, library, seminary.

Coordinates: 52°38′N 16°28′E / 52.633°N 16.467°E / 52.633; 16.467

Gmina Ostroróg

Town and seat	Ostroróg

Villages	Bielejewo Binino Binińskie Huby Bobulczyn Dobrojewo Forestowo Karolewo Klemensowo Kluczewo Kluczewo-Huby Oporowo Piaskowo Rudki Rudki-Huby Szczepankowo Wielonek Zapust

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