Rożnowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship
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Rożnowo | |
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Village | |
| Saint Catherine church in Rożnowo Saint Catherine church in Rożnowo | |
| Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 16°52′4″E / 52.68111°N 16.86778°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Oborniki |
| Gmina | Oborniki |
| Population | 1,500 |
Rożnowo [rɔʐˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki, within Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Oborniki and 32 km (20 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań. Rożnowo is best known as the birthplace of Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, a military leader and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[citation needed] He was a first cousin to composer Frédéric Chopin.
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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