Rawicz
Rawicz | |
|---|---|
Town Hall in Rawicz | |
| Coordinates: 51°36′33″N 16°51′27″E / 51.60917°N 16.85750°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Rawicz |
| Gmina | Rawicz |
| Established | 1638 |
| Town rights | 1638 |
| Founded by | Adam Olbracht Przyjemski |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Grzegorz Kubik |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 21,301 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 63-900 |
| Area code | +48 65 |
| Car plates | PRA |
| Website | http://www.rawicz.pl |
Rawicz (Polish: [ˈravit͡ʂ]; 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 County.