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Kalisz ( Polish: [ˈkaliʂ] ⓘ) is a city in central Poland, and the second-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 97,905 residents (December 2021). [1] It is the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of Greater Poland, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of ...
- History of the Jews in Kalisz
Located in the Poznań province west of Łódź, Kalisz was for...
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Chase Tyler Kalisz ( / ˈkeɪlɪʃ / kei-luhsh; born March 7,...
- History of the Jews in Kalisz
Kalisz, ziemia kaliska i inne krainy historyczne Polski na tle współczesnych granic administracyjnych Kalisz (łac. Calisia, jid. קאַליש) – miasto na prawach powiatu, drugi co do wielkości ośrodek województwa wielkopolskiego, historyczna stolica Wielkopolski obok Poznania, stolica Kaliskiego, siedziba powiatu kaliskiego, jeden z dwóch głównych ośrodków aglomeracji ...
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The town hall in Kalisz, Pol. Kalisz, city, Wielkopolskie województwo (province), west-central Poland, situated on the Prosna River. The excavations of a prehistoric village and mention of the settlement as Calisia by the astronomer-geographer Ptolemy in the 2nd century ce are evidence of the town’s antiquity. A powerful castle stood there ...
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Community History. Located in the Poznan province west of Lodz, Kalisz was for centuries a border town between Poland and Germany. One of the oldest cities in Poland, Kalisz also played a pivotal role in Polish Jewish history: in 1264, Prince Boleslav V, Duke of Krakow, was the first to grant a charter to the local Jewish community, giving them settlement rights as well as certain religious ...
Textile, embroidery, lace making, piano and grand piano construction factories were established. At the beginning of the 19 th century Kalisz was one of the richest cities of the Kingdom. The fall of national uprisings of both November (1830-1831) and January (1863-1864) stopped this successful economic and social development.
