Kalisz Region

Kalisz Region (Polish: Kaliskie) is a historical and ethnographical region in central Poland, located mainly in the Greater Poland Lakes Area and South Greater Poland Plain. It forms the eastern part of the historic region of Greater Poland.

Country Poland

CapitalKalisz

Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

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Kalisz Region Kaliskie
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Kalisz Old Town Saint Bartholomew church in Konin Market Square and Town Hall in Ostrów Wielkopolski Market Square and Town Hall in Krotoszyn
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Country	Poland
Historical region	Greater Poland
Capital	Kalisz
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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Kalisz Region encompasses the area of the former Kalisz Voivodeship, south of Lake Gopło as well as Wieluń Land. In the north it borders Kuyavia, in the south it borders Lower Silesia, in the west it borders Poznań Region and in the east it borders with Sieradz Land and Lęczyca Land.^[1][2]

The largest city of the region is Kalisz, other large towns include: Konin, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Jarocin, Koło, Krotoszyn, Września, Kępno, Środa Wielkopolska, Pleszew and Zagórów.

Kalisz Region is inhabited by an ethnographical group called Kaliszanie.