Kalisz

Kalisz (pronounce: ['kaliʃ]) is a city in central Poland with 106,800 inhabitants (1995) and an area of 71,4 km². Situated on the Prosna river in the Greater Poland Voivodship since 1999, previously capital of Kalisz Voivodship (1975–1998).

Sometimes Kalisz is called "the oldest town of Poland" because of mentioning by Ptolemy a town called Calisia that was situated on the Amber Trail.

Economy

Major corporations

• Energetyka Kaliska SA, Kalisz
• Wistil SA, Kalisz
• Kaliszanka, Kalisz

Education

• Wyższa Szkoła Finansów i Informatyki im. prof. J. Chechlińskiego in Łódź
  • Branch in w Kalisz

Sports

• Winiary Kalisz – women's volleyball team playing in Polish Seria A Women's Volleyball League: 2nd place in 2003/2004 season.

Famous people

• Adam Asnyk
• Maria Dąbrowska – in Russowo (6 km from Kalisz)

Politics

Kalisz/Leszno constituency

Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Kalisz/Leszno constituency

• Józef Gruszka, PSL – chairman of PKN Orlen investigation commission
• Grzyb Andrzej, PSL
• Hayn Ryszard, SLD-UP
• Janicki Marian, SLD-UP
• Myler Tadeusz, SLD-UP
• Skutecki Józef, Samoobrona
• Szynalska Renata, SLD-UP
• Tomczak Witold, LPR
• Wagner Marek, SLD-UP
• Wojtkowiak Tadeusz, Samoobrona
• Wojtyła Andrzej, PO
• Woźny Grzegorz, SLD-UP

Municipal politics

to be written yet

See also

• Kalisz Department (Polish: Departament Kaliski): a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1806–1815.