Bojanowo ([bɔjaˈnɔvɔ]; German: Bojanowo) is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, western Poland. During the Partitions of Poland, the town was located in the Kreis Rawitsch of Provinz Posen. As of June 2021, it has a population of 2,895.[1]

Bojanowo
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Bojanowo
Coordinates: 51°42′N 16°45′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Rawicz
Gmina	Bojanowo
Established	14th century
Town rights	1638
Government
• Mayor	Maciej Dubiel
Area
• Total	2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population  (30 June 2021[1])
• Total	2,895
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	63-940
Area code	+48 65
Car plates	PRA
Website	bojanowo.pl

History

Between 1941 and 1942 there was a slave labour camp for Jews in Golina Wielka, near Bojanowo and more than a dozen prisoners died from starvation or were killed there.[2]

Notable residents

• Julius Frauenstädt (1813-1879), German philosopher
• Gottschalk Eduard Guhrauer (1809–1854), German philologist and biographer

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bojanowo.

• Bojanowo City Guide
• Virtual Shtetl, Jewish history of the town(in English)
• Official website (in Polish)
• Official website of parish in Bojanowo (in Polish)
• Official website of football club in Bojanowo - Ruch Bojanowo (in Polish)
• Official website of fire department (in Polish)

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