Bojanowo

Bojanowo ([bɔjaˈnɔvɔ]; German: Bojanowo) is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, western Poland. During the Partitions of Poland, the town was located in the Kreis Rawitsch of Provinz Posen.

Bojanowo
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Bojanowo
Coordinates: 51°42′N 16°45′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyRawicz
GminaBojanowo
Established14th century
Town rights1638
Government
  MayorMaciej Dubiel
Area
  Total2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total3,014
  Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
63-940
Area code(s)+48 65
Car platesPRA
Websitebojanowo.pl

History

Between 1941 and 1942 there was a slave labour camp for Jews in Golina Wielka, near Bojanowo and more than a dozen prisoners died from starvation or were killed there.[1]

Notable residents

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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