kalisz

Kalisz (pronounce: ['kaliʃ]) is a city in central Poland with 106,800 inhabitants (1995) and an area of 71,4 km². Situated on the Prosna river in the Greater Poland Voivodship since 1999, previously capital of Kalisz Voivodship (1975-1998). Sometimes Kalisz is called "the oldest town of Poland" because of mentioning by Ptolemy a town called Calisia that was situated on the Amber Trail.

Economy

Major corporations

Energetyka Kaliska SA, Kalisz
Wistil SA, Kalisz

Education

Wyższa Szkoła Finansw i Informatyki im. prof. J. Chechlińskiego in Łdź

Branch in w Kalisz

Sports

Winiary Kalisz - women's volleyball team playing in Polish Seria A Women's Volleyball League: 2nd place in 2003/2004 season.

Famous people

Adam Asnyk
Maria Dąbrowska - in Russowo (6 km from Kalisz)

Politics

Kalisz/Leszno constituency

Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Kalisz/Leszno constituency

Jzef Gruszka, PSL - chairman of PKN Orlen investigation commission
Grzyb Andrzej, PSL
Hayn Ryszard, SLD-UP
Janicki Marian, SLD-UP
Myler Tadeusz, SLD-UP
Skutecki Jzef, Samoobrona
Szynalska Renata, SLD-UP
Tomczak Witold, LPR
Wagner Marek, SLD-UP
Wojtkowiak Tadeusz, Samoobrona
Wojtyła Andrzej, PO
Woźny Grzegorz, SLD-UP

Municipal politics

to be written yet

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