Kalisz
Kalisz 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.
Economy
Major corporations
- Energetyka Kaliska SA, Kalisz
- Wistil SA, Kalisz
Education
- Wyższa Szkoła Finansów i Informatyki im. prof. J. Chechlińskiego in Łódź
Sports
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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