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Leszno
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Leszno (; , ) is a historic city in western Poland, seat of Leszno County within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seventh-largest city in the province with an estimated population of 59 521, as of 2024.
Leszno is a historic city in western Poland that serves as the administrative center of Leszno County and is the seventh-largest city in the Greater Poland region. With a population of approximately 59,500 people as of 2024, it plays an important role in the local governance and economy of the area.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Leszno
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City county
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Leszno flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Leszno COA.svg
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- LOGO LESZNO.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Brandmark
- Settlement.motto
- "Leszno — rozwiń skrzydła""Leszno — spread your wings"
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- city county
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1393
- Settlement.established_title3
- City rights
- Settlement.established_date3
- 1547
- Settlement.leader_title
- City mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Lissa
- Country
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Located in
- Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 31458
- Area
- 31.9
- Elevation
- 88
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Leszno County
- Shares border with
- Gmina Święciechowa
- Official website
- www.leszno.pl
- Image
- Leszno - fotopolska.eu (114401).jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Leszno
- Commons gallery
- Leszno
- twinned administrative body
- Sisak
- Commons category
- Leszno
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Leszno
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Leszno
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- postal code
- 64-100 à 64-106, 64-110
- P6482
- Leszno
- P8168
- Spotted Sandgrouse
- different from
- Leszno
- male population
- 29345
- female population
- 32446
- P12749
- SSC Napoli
- native label
- Leszno
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- 16th–18th centuries
- 19th–20th centuries
- World War II
- Post-war history
- Transport
- Climate
- Sports
- Education
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Technical schools
- Colleges
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- Notes
- References
- External links
Leszno (; , ) is a historic city in western Poland, seat of Leszno County within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seventh-largest city in the province with an estimated population of 59 521, as of 2024.
Leszno is a former residential city of prominent Polish magnate families of Leszczyński and Sułkowski, including King Stanisław Leszczyński, under whose patronage it flourished to become one of the major economic and cultural centers of Greater Poland, as reflected in the variety of landmarks, especially of the Baroque period.
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