Koło

Also known as Warthbrücken

Koło () is a town on the Warta River in central Poland with 23,101 inhabitants (2006). It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship and it is the capital of Koło County.

Key facts

Settlement.blank_info: Dfb
Settlement.name: Koło
Settlement.image_skyline: Koło - panorama Starego Miasta.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Skyline of Koło
Settlement.image_flag: POL Koło flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 80px
Settlement.image_shield: POL Koło COA.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship

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History
20th century
Climate
Sports
Transport
Notable residents
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
References
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Koło () is a town on the Warta River in central Poland with 23,101 inhabitants (2006). It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship and it is the capital of Koło County.

== History == thumb|left|Gothic architecture|Gothic [[Koło Castle, built in the 14th century on the river Warta]] Koło is one of the oldest towns in Poland. It was granted town status in 1362 by King Casimir III. It was situated in a safe place near the royal castle, on the island in the branches of the Warta River; the town had no walls but only two gates. It was a royal city and the seat of a land county (starostwo niegrodowe).[p. 16–18]