Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1945. In 1940, the occupiers renamed it Altwerder in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin.
Teofil Ciesielski (1847-1916), botanist and beekeeper, professor of botany at the University of Lviv, director of the botanical garden in Lviv, one of the initiators and founders of Polish Copernicus Society of Naturalists
Władysław Biegański (1857-1917), medical doctor, philosopher and social activist
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grabów, prosną, ˈɡrabuf, ˌnat, ˈprɔsnɔ, town, ostrzeszów, county, greater, poland, voivodeship, poland, with, about, inhabitants, town, hallflagcoat, armscoordinates, 117country, polandvoivodeshipgreater, polandcountyostrzeszówgminaarea, total2, population, 20. Grabow nad Prosna ˈɡrabuf ˌnat ˈprɔsnɔ is a town in Ostrzeszow County Greater Poland Voivodeship Poland with about 1 900 inhabitants Grabow nad ProsnaTown hallFlagCoat of armsGrabow nad ProsnaCoordinates 51 30 N 18 7 E 51 500 N 18 117 E 51 500 18 117Country PolandVoivodeshipGreater PolandCountyOstrzeszowGminaGrabow nad ProsnaArea Total2 58 km2 1 00 sq mi Population 2016 Total1 943 Density750 km2 2 000 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code63 520Vehicle registrationPOTWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Notable persons 4 ReferencesHistory editGrabow was royal town of the Kingdom of Poland administratively located in the Ostrzeszow County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province 1 Following the joint German Soviet invasion of Poland which started World War II in September 1939 the town was occupied by Germany until 1945 In 1940 the occupiers renamed it Altwerder in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 18101 441 18431 510 4 8 18711 650 9 3 18801 729 4 8 18901 708 1 2 19001 805 5 7 19101 956 8 4 YearPop 19211 730 11 6 19311 682 2 8 19391 690 0 5 19501 406 16 8 19601 585 12 7 20101 947 22 8 Source 2 3 4 Notable persons editTeofil Ciesielski 1847 1916 botanist and beekeeper professor of botany at the University of Lviv director of the botanical garden in Lviv one of the initiators and founders of Polish Copernicus Society of Naturalists Wladyslaw Bieganski 1857 1917 medical doctor philosopher and social activistReferences edit Atlas historyczny Polski Wojewodztwo sieradzkie i wojewodztwo leczyckie w drugiej polowie XVI wieku Czesc I Mapy plany in Polish Warszawa Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk 1998 p 4 Wiadomosci Statystyczne Glownego Urzedu Statystycznego in Polish Vol X Warszawa Glowny Urzad Statystyczny 1932 p 202 Dokumentacja Geograficzna in Polish Vol 3 4 Warszawa Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk 1967 p 14 Stan i struktura ludnosci oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r PDF in Polish Warszawa Glowny Urzad Statystyczny 2011 p 105 Archived from the original PDF on 13 November 2011 nbsp This Ostrzeszow County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grabow nad Prosna amp oldid 1218190082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
