Rychwał
Place in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Rychwał [ˈrɨxfau̯] is a town in central Poland,[2] with 2,364 inhabitants (2010)[1] in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodship.
Rychwał | |
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Church of Holy Trinity | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Rychwał | |
| Coordinates: 52°4′16″N 18°10′18″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Konin |
| Gmina | Rychwał |
| Established | 14th century |
| Town rights | 1394-1870, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefan Dziamara |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 2,364 |
| • Density | 244/km2 (632/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62-570 |
| Area code | +48 63 |
| Car plates | PKN |
| National road |  |
| Voivodeship road |  |
| Website | http://www.rychwal.pl/ |
History
The town was founded either in the late 14th or the early 15th century.[3] It was a private town of the Złotkowski and Dobrzycki noble families,[3] administratively located in the Konin County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[4] 102 Jews lived in the town as of 1765.[3] Six annual fairs were held in the town in the late 19th century.[3]
Demographics
Transport
National road 25 bypasses Rychwał to the west. National road 25 connects it to Konin to the north and to Kalisz to the south.
Voivodeship road 443 passes right through the town.
The nearest railway station is in Konin.
