Ostrów Wielkopolski
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Ostrów Wielkopolski (often abbreviated Ostrów Wlkp.) is a town in central Poland with 74,700 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Kalisz Voivodship (1975–1998).
Famous people born in or connected to Ostrów
- Władysław Markiewicz (b. 2 January, 1920) a Polish sociologist;
- Krzysztof Komeda jazz pianist
Education
- Społeczna Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Zarządzania in Łódź, branch in Ostrów Wlkp.
Sports
- Gipsar Stal Ostrów Wlkp. – men basketball team, 5th in Era Basket Liga in 2003/2004 season.
- TS Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski – women basketball team, 9th place in Sharp Torell Basket Liga in 2003/2004 season
- KM Ostrów Wielkopolski – speedway team
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