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![[Kalisz county flag]](../images/p/pl-wp-kl.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 27 Oct 2001
![[Kalisz county Coat of Arms]](../images/p/pl-wp)kl.gif)
image from this
website.
This is the Coat of Arms of the old Kalisz vojvodship. Kalisz district
(=vojvodship), established in 1975 possesses a secular tradition of separate
administrative entity. In the 11th and the 12th centuries Kalisz was a
stronghold town. In the 13th century Kalisz became the capital of the principality
and from the 15th century of the province devided into six smaller administrative
district. The province covered the area of 33,000 sq. km. In1768 in connection
with the establishment of Gniezno province, 3 administrative districts
were excluded from Kalisz province and in 1793 the province was incorporated
to Prussia due to the 1st partition of Poland. After that a new Kalisz
department was created. It survived till the year 1815 when under the regulations
of the Congress of Vienna it was divided (by the line of Prosna river)
between Russia and Prussia. Ostrów, Ostrzeszów, Odolanów, Pleszew entered
the Grand Duchy of Poznań (which belonged to Prussia) the rest of the territory
was incorporated into the lands under the Russian rule. In 1873 new Kalisz
district was established. After regaining the independence by Poland in
1918, Kalisz lost its status of local administrative center and became
a part of Łódź district and from 1938, of Poznań district. During the World
War II the Greater Poznań and Kalisz were incorporated into The Third Reich.
In1975 Kalisz became a capital of district again. Info from this
website.
Jarig Bakker, 27 Oct 2001