Kalisz Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

is a city in central Poland with 106,800 inhabitants (1995) and an area of 71,4 km². Situated on the Prosna river in the Greater Poland Voivodship since 1999, previously capital of Kalisz Voivodship (1975-1998).

Sometimes Kalisz is called "the oldest town of Poland" because of mentioning by Ptolemy a town called Calisia that was situated on the Amber Trail.

Table of contents

1 Economy 1.1 Major corporations 2 Education 3 Sports 4 Famous people 5 Politics 5.2 Kalisz/Leszno constituency 5.3 Municipal politics

Economy

Major corporations

• Energetyka Kaliska SA, Kalisz
• Wistil SA, Kalisz

Education

• Wyższa Szkoła Finansów i Informatyki im. prof. J. Chechlińskiego; in Łódź
  • Branch in w Kalisz

Sports

• Winiary Kalisz - women's volleyball team playing in Polish Seria A Women's Volleyball League: 2nd place in 2003/2004 season.

Famous people

• Adam Asnyk
• Maria Dąbrowska; - in Russowo (6 km from Kalisz)

Politics

Kalisz/Leszno constituency

Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Kalisz/Leszno constituency

• Józef Gruszka, PSL - chairman of PKN Orlen investigation commission
• Grzyb Andrzej, PSL
• Hayn Ryszard, SLD-UP
• Janicki Marian, SLD-UP
• Myler Tadeusz, SLD-UP
• Skutecki Józef, Samoobrona
• Szynalska Renata, SLD-UP
• Tomczak Witold, LPR
• Wagner Marek, SLD-UP
• Wojtkowiak Tadeusz, Samoobrona
• Wojtyła Andrzej, PO
• Woźny Grzegorz, SLD-UP

Municipal politics

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