Kleczew
Place in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Kleczew [ˈklɛt͡ʂɛf] is a town in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, central Poland.[1]
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Kleczew | |
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Saint Andrew Church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kleczew | |
| Coordinates: 52°22′16″N 18°10′35″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Konin |
| Gmina | Kleczew |
| Town rights | 1366 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.68 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 4,173 |
| • Density | 625/km2 (1,620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62-540 |
| Vehicle registration | PKN |
| Voivodeship road |  |
| Website | http://www.kleczew.pl |
History
Kleczew received town rights in 1366.[2] It was a private town administratively located in the Konin County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[3] A route connecting Warsaw with Poznań and Dresden ran through the town in the 18th century and King Augustus III of Poland often traveled that route.[4] According to the 1921 census, the town had a population of 2,744, 87.1% Polish and 12.7% Jewish by declared nationality.[5]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1945. A local Polish teacher was among the victims of a massacre of Poles, committed by the Germans in Konin on 10 November 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[6] The Polish resistance movement was active in Kleczew. Polish underground press was distributed in the town.[7]
Demographics
Sports
The local association football team is Sokół Kleczew.