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18 unusual facts about Ostrów Wielkopolski County


Antoni Radziwiłł

His palaces in Berlin (the later Reich Chancellery of Otto von Bismarck), Poznań and Antonin near Ostrów Wielkopolski were known for great concerts performed by one of the most notable musicians of his times.

Biadaszki

Biadaszki, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Czesławice

Czesławice, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Dębnica

Dębnica, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Fabianów

Fabianów, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Głogowa

Głogowa, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Jaskółki

Jaskółki, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Józef Gruszka

Józef Gruszka (born 16 March 1947, Kwiatków) is a Polish politician, Member of Parliament, representing Polish People's Party.

Kaczory

Kaczory, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Kąkolewo

Kąkolewo, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Kwiatków

Kwiatków, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Mączniki

Mączniki, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Michał Radziwiłł Rudy

He closed a family chapel in Antonin, causing a scandal when he attempted to remove some of his ancestors from their burial places in the chapel.

As a Count (Hrabia) whose property was based around the village of Antonin he was also known, especially locally, as the "Maharaja of Antonin (the Olyka ordynacja), ", due to his luxurious and excessive lifestyle.

Ostrów County

Ostrów Wielkopolski County, in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Paweł Skórzewski

Paweł Skórzewski (Ogończyk coat of arms) (born July 29, 1744 in Mączniki - died in 1819) was Polish Brigadier General of the Duchy of Warsaw, a member of the Bar Confederation, a delegate to the Polish Sejm, senator of the Kingdom of Poland and wojewoda of Kalisz.

Strzyżew

Strzyżew, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Władysław Wawrzyniak

Władysław Wawrzyniak was born in 1890 in the Polish village Antonin in the German Province of Posen.