Rawicz

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Rawicz is a town in central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Leszno Voivodship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Rawicz County.

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Rawitsch was founded by Protestant refugees from Silesia during the Thirty Years War. In the 1800s, it contained a Protestant church and a medieval town hall. The principal industry was the manufacture of snuff and cigars. Trade involved grain, wool, cattle, hides, and timber.

Pop. (1905) 11,403

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