Kościan

Kościan () () is a town on the Obra canal in west-central Poland, with a population of 23,952 inhabitants as of June 2014. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, it is the capital of Kościan County.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kościan
Settlement.image_skyline: Kościan- Kościół, Ratusz, Wieża ciśnień.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Christ Church, Town Hall and Water Tower
Settlement.image_flag: POL Kościan flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Kościan COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Greater Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kościan
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kościan (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_party: PO
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Sławomir Kaczmarek
Settlement.established_title: Established

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kościan
Population: 24022
Area: 8.75
Elevation: 85
Official website: www.koscian.pl
Image: Ratusz - panoramio (16).jpg

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Commons category: Kościan
Commons gallery: Kościan
female population: 12598
native label: Kościan
postal code: 64-000
P8168: Histri
male population: 11424

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==History== thumb|upright|left|Gothic architecture|Gothic Holy Spirit Church Kościan was founded in the 12th or 13th century, when it was part of the Duchy of Greater Poland of the fragmented Polish realm. It was granted town rights in the second half of the 13th century, which were later confirmed by King Władysław Jagiełło in 1400. From 1332 Kościan was a royal town of Poland. It was a county (powiat) seat in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province. In the 15th century Kościan was famous for its cloth production. King Casimir IV Jagiellon granted Kościan cloths the first industrial trademark in the history of Poland. At the time Kościan was the second largest city within historic Greater Poland (behind Poznań).