| Środa Wielkopolska | |||
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  Środa Wielkopolska
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| Coordinates: 52°14′N 17°17′E / 52.233°N 17.283°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Środa Wielkopolska County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Środa Wielkopolska | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Wojciech Ziętkowski | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 17.98 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 21,635 | ||
| - Density | 1,203.3/km2 (3,116.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 63-000 | ||
| Car plates | PSR | ||
| Website | http://www.sroda.wlkp.pl | ||
Środa Wielkopolska [ˈɕrɔda vjɛlkɔˈpɔlska] (German: Schroda) is a town in central Poland, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Poznań, with 21,631 inhabitants (2004).
It is situated in Greater Poland Voivodeship, having previously been in the former Poznań Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the seat of Środa Wielkopolska County, and of Gmina Środa Wielkopolska (a district within the county).
Środa lies on the main railway line from Poznań to Katowice (via Jarocin). There is also a steam railway which runs to Zaniemyśl, 14 kilometres (9 mi) to the southeast.
Famous people born or raised in Środa Wielkopolska
- Arthur Greiser - Nazi politician (born while the town was under Prussian rule)
- Klaus von Klitzing - winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics (born during Nazi occupation)
- Franz Mertens - mathematician (born when the town was under Prussian rule)
- Ignacy Prądzyński - Polish military commander (born in a nearby village when the town was under Polish rule)
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Coordinates: 52°14′N 17°17′E / 52.233°N 17.283°E
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