Kalisz Region ( pl, Kaliskie) is a historical and ethnographical area of Poland, located in central Poland mainly in the
Greater Poland Lakes Area and
South Greater Poland Plain. It forms the eastern part of
Greater Poland
Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska (; german: Großpolen, sv, Storpolen, la, Polonia Maior), is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed by Kalisz, the oldest cit ...
proper.
Kalisz Region encompasses the area of the former
Kalisz Voivodeship, south of
Lake Gopło as well as
Wieluń Land. In the north it borders
Kuyavia
Kuyavia ( pl, Kujawy; german: Kujawien; la, Cuiavia), also referred to as Cuyavia, is a historical region in north-central Poland, situated on the left bank of Vistula, as well as east from Noteć River and Lake Gopło. It is divided into three ...
, in the south it borders
Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia ( pl, Dolny Śląsk; cz, Dolní Slezsko; german: Niederschlesien; szl, Dolny Ślōnsk; hsb, Delnja Šleska; dsb, Dolna Šlazyńska; Silesian German: ''Niederschläsing''; la, Silesia Inferior) is the northwestern part of the ...
, in the west it borders Poznań Region and in the east it borders with
Sieradz Land and
Lęczyca Land.
The largest
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
of the region is
Kalisz
(The oldest city of Poland)
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, other large
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
s include:
Konin
Konin (german: Kunau) is a city in central Poland, on the Warta River. It is the capital of Konin County and is located within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Prior to 1999, it was the capital of the Konin Voivodeship (1975–1998). In 2021 the p ...
,
Ostrów Wielkopolski
Ostrów Wielkopolski () (often abbreviated ''Ostrów Wlkp.'', formerly called simply ''Ostrów'', german: Ostrowo, Latin: ''Ostrovia'') is a city in west-central Poland with 70,982 inhabitants (2021), situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; ...
,
Jarocin,
Wieluń,
Koło,
Krotoszyn,
Września,
Kępno,
Środa Wielkopolska,
Pleszew
Pleszew (; german: Pleschen) is a town in central Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 90 km southeast of Poznań. It is the capital of Pleszew County (''powiat pleszewski''). Population is 17,892 (2004).
History
The oldest perman ...
,
Ostrzeszów and
Zagórów.
Kalisz Region is inhabited by an ethnographical group called Kaliszanie.
File:Kalisz ratusz 2018.jpg , Kalisz, town hall
File:W DALI ZAMKOWA - panoramio.jpg , Kalisz, Main Square and Zamkowa Street
File:Konin kosciol sw andrzeja.jpg , Konin, St Andrew's
File:Kamienica sadowa ostrow.JPG , Ostrów Wielkopolski, Sadowa Street
File:Mury obronne.JPG, Wieluń, part of city walls
File:Koło castle Poland.jpg , Ruins of the castle at Koło
File:Jarocin Kościół Marcina wnętrze.jpg , Jarocin, interior of St. Martins
File:Koło - dolina Warty.jpg, River Warta near Koło
References
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Kalisz
Geography of Greater Poland Voivodeship