Szamotuły

Szamotuły
Historic town center (2018; before reconstruction)
Szamotuły
Coordinates: 52°36′N 16°35′E / 52.600°N 16.583°E / 52.600; 16.583
Country Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
CountySzamotuły
GminaSzamotuły
Government
  City mayorPiotr Michalak
Area
  Total
10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
18,569
  Density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
64-500
Vehicle registrationPSZ
Primary airportPoznań–Ławica Airport
Websitehttp://www.szamotuly.pl

Szamotuły [ʂamɔˈtuwɨ] (German: Samter, Yiddish: Zamter) is a town in western Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 35 kilometres (22 miles) northwest of the centre of Poznań. It is the seat of Szamotuły County and of the smaller administrative district Gmina Szamotuły. The population was 19,090 in 2011.