Krotoszyn
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Krotoszyn (German: Krotoschin) is a town in central Poland with 30,010 inhabitants as of 2005. It has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999; it was within Kalisz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.
In the German era, this town was in the Prussian province of Posen, 50 km (32 miles) southeast of Posen. The dominant trade is in grain and seeds, and the headquarters of Grupa Mahle is located there. The castle of Krotoszyn was the center of a mediatized principality formed in 1819 out of the holdings of the Prussian crown and granted to the prince of Thurn and Taxis in compensation for him relinquishing control over the Prussian postal system.
[edit] Notable people
- Georg Huth-German Orientalist. (The town was in Prussian or German hands in the nineteenth century)
- Isidor Kalisch-Reform rabbi.
- Theodor Kullak-Pianist and composer born in Krotoszyn.
- Marian Langiewicz-A military leader of the January Uprising.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
- Mangabay Population Listing
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