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Rożnowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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Rożnowo
Village
Saint Catherine church in RożnowoSaint Catherine church in Rożnowo
Rożnowo is located in PolandRożnowoRożnowo
Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 16°52′4″E / 52.68111°N 16.86778°E / 52.68111; 16.86778
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyOborniki
GminaOborniki
Population1,500

Rożnowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki, within Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. 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. He was a first cousin to composer Frédéric Chopin.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
Gmina Oborniki
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