Koło
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Street in Old Town
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 Koło
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| Coordinates: 52°12′N 18°38′E / 52.200°N 18.633°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Koło County | ||
| Gmina | Koło (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 13th century | ||
| Town rights | 1362 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Stanisław Maciaszek (PiS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 13.85 km2 (5.35 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 23,034 | ||
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 62-600 to 62-602 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 63 | ||
| Climate | Dfb | ||
| Car plates | PKL | ||
| Website | http://www.kolo.pl | ||
Koło pronounced [ˈkɔwɔ] (German: Wartbrücken (1940-41), Warthbrücken (1941-45)) is a town on the Warta River in central Poland with 23,101 inhabitants (2006). It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship (since 1999), having previously been in Konin Voivodship (1975–1998), and it is the capital of Koło County.
Koło is one of the oldest towns in Poland. It was granted town status in 1362 by King Casimir III. It was situated in a safe place near the royal castle, on the island in the branches of the Warta River; the town had no walls but only two gates. It was a royal city and the seat of a land county (starostwo niegrodowe).[p. 16–18]
In 1410 Koło was a gathering place of the Greater Poland nobility, which called for a war with the Teutonic Order (see Battle of Grunwald). In 1452 the Royal Castle in Koło was the place of meeting between King Casimir the Jagiellonian and the representatives of the Prussian Union (see: the Thirteen Years' War).
From the early 15th century until 1716, Koło was the meeting place of the Provincial Parliament called Sejmik Generalny for the Greater Poland region, comprising the Poznań Voivodship, Kalisz, Sieradz, Łęczyca, Brześć Kujawski and Inowrocław Voivodeships. The town evolved into a regional hub of trade and crafts especially in metals and textiles, and as a centre of pottery. In 1571 a contract was drafted with regard to the status of the Jews in Koło, in which the city's Christians have undertaken to provide protection to the Jews, in return for which the Jews were required pay a special annual municipal tax.
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