Kalisz Region Explained

Settlement Type:Historical region
Native Name:Kaliskie
Native Name Lang:pl
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Historical region
Subdivision Name2:Greater Poland
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Kalisz
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec2:Highways

Kalisz Region (Polish: Kaliskie) is a historical and ethnographical area of Poland, located in central Poland mainly in the Greater Poland Lakes Area and South Greater Poland Plain. It forms the eastern part of Greater Poland proper.

Kalisz Region encompasses the area of the former Kalisz Voivodeship, south of Lake Gopło as well as Wieluń Land. In the north it borders Kuyavia, in the south it borders Lower Silesia, in the west it borders Poznań Region and in the east it borders with Sieradz Land and Lęczyca Land.[1] [2]

The largest city of the region is Kalisz, other large towns include: Konin, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Jarocin, Wieluń, Koło, Krotoszyn, Września, Kępno, Środa Wielkopolska, Pleszew, Ostrzeszów and Zagórów.

Kalisz Region is inhabited by an ethnographical group called Kaliszanie.

Notes and References

  1. Sobański M., Kalisz i ziemia kaliska, Warszawa 1954, s. 7–11
  2. Web site: Krainy historyczne w Polsce – 10 faktów, które warto poznać [MAPY]]. 2016-10-27. histmag.org. 2019-09-25.