Rożnowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Roznowo.

Rożnowo
Village
Rożnowo
Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 16°52′4″E / 52.68111°N 16.86778°E / 52.68111; 16.86778
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Oborniki
Gmina	Oborniki
Population	1,500

Rożnowo [rɔʐˈnɔvɔ] (German: Ruschdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki, within Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Oborniki and 32 km (20 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

Rożnowo is best known as the birthplace of Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, a military leader and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a first cousin to composer Frédéric Chopin.

The village has a population of 1,500.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Oborniki

Town and seat	Oborniki

Villages	Antonin Bąblin Bąblinek Bąbliniec Bębnikąt Bogdanowo Chrustowo Dąbrówka Leśna Gołaszyn Gołębowo Górka Kiszewko Kiszewo Kowalewko Kowanówko Kowanowo Łukowo Lulin Maniewo Marszewiec Nieczajna Niemieczkowo Nowe Osowo Nowołoskoniec Objezierze Ocieszyn Pacholewo Podlesie Popówko Popowo Przeciwnica Rożnowo Sławienko Ślepuchowo Słonawy Stobnica Świerkówki Sycyn Urbanie Uścikowiec Uścikowo Wargowo Wychowaniec Wymysłowo Wypalanki Żerniki Żukowo

Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 16°52′4″E / 52.68111°N 16.86778°E / 52.68111; 16.86778

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