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Koło
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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.
Key facts
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- 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
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- Poland
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- bottom
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Greater Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Koło
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- Gmina
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- Koło (urban gmina)
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- Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- urban municipality of Poland
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 20380
- Area
- 13.85
- Elevation
- 110
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Gmina Osiek Mały
- Official website
- www.kolo.pl
- Image
- Koło - Stare Miasto z ratusza.jpg
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- Koło
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- topic's main category
- Category:Koło
- twinned administrative body
- Ladyzhyn
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
- P8168
- Martin A. Nowak
- different from
- Kolo
- male population
- 9516
- female population
- 10864
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- 20th century
- Climate
- Sports
- Transport
- Notable residents
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- References
- External links
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]
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