Borek Wielkopolski
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Borek Wielkopolski | |
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 Town Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Borek Wielkopolski | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′N 17°15′E / 51.917°N 17.250°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Gostyń |
| Gmina | Borek Wielkopolski |
| Town rights | 1392 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Janusz Sikora |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.16 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
| Population (30 June 2021[1]) | |
• Total | 2,485 |
| • Density | 403/km2 (1,040/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 63-810 |
| Area code | +48 65 |
| Vehicle registration | PGS |
| Voivodeship road |  |
| Website | http://www.borekwlkp.pl/ |
Borek Wielkopolski [ˈbɔrɛk vʲɛlkɔˈpɔlskʲi] is a town in Poland, in the Gostyń County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 2,485 inhabitants as of June 2021.[2][1]
Borek was granted town rights in 1392 by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło. It was a private town, administratively located in the Pyzdry County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[3]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1945. The occupiers operated a forced labour camp for Jews in the town.[4]
From 1975 to 1998 it was a part of Leszno Voivodeship.
