Sarnowa (german: Sarne, Sarnau, Sarn), formerly a town in its own right, is a historic

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and

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Rawicz Rawicz (; german: Rawitsch) is a town in west-central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants as of 2004. It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Rawicz C ...

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, located in the northeastern part of the town.

History

It was mentioned intermittently in various documents over the course of its history, with the first mention of a settlement was as far back as 1065, with another mention in 1110. It was mentioned in the Innocent II's

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Bull of Gniezno ''Ex commisso nobis'', more commonly known as the ''Bull of Gniezno'', was a papal bull issued on July 7, 1136 by Pope Innocent II. The bull split off the Bishopric of Gniezno from the Archbishop of Magdeburg. From a historical perspective, t ...

'' in 1136. In 1248 and 1262 it was mentioned in royal documentation, with the latter on 7 June the first mention of Sarnowa as a town, but formally received

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much later, in 1407. Until 1 January 1973, when it became part of

by the decision of the

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, it was a separate town in its own right.

Landmarks

The historic landmarks of Sarnowa include the old Town Hall, the

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Saint Andrew the Apostle church, and the

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manor house.

Sports

The local

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club is Sarnowianka Sarnowa. It competes in the lower leagues.

References

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* * * {{Authority control Neighbourhoods in Poland Rawicz County Poznań Voivodeship (1921–1939)