Miedzychód
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Międzychód m is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship
, Poland
, about 75 km west of Poznań
. It is the capital of Międzychód County
. Population is 10,920 (2004).
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, about 75 km west of Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
. It is the capital of Międzychód County
Miedzychód County
Międzychód County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Międzychód,...
. Population is 10,920 (2004).
Notable residents
- Manuel JoëlManuel JoelManuel Joël or Joel was a German Jewish philosopher and preacher from Birnbaum , Grand Duchy of Posen....
(1826-1890), philosopher - Hermann TietzHermann TietzHermann Tietz was a German merchant of Jewish origin. Tietz was born on April 29, 1837 in Birnbaum an der Warthe near Posen and died on May 3, 1907 in Berlin)...
(1837-1907), merchant ("Kaufhaus Tietz", later "Hertie") - Hermann Tietz (rabbi)Hermann Tietz (rabbi)Hermann Tietz was a German rabbi.He was educated at the University of Berlin . He was rabbi in Schrimm, and from 1888 was a Stiftrabbiner and teacher in the bet ha-midrash at Inowrazlaw...
(1834-), rabbi - Leonhard TietzLeonhard TietzLeonhard Tietz was born March 3, 1849 in Birnbaum an der Warthe, Province of Posen, Prussia and died November 14, 1914)...
(1849-1914), merchant (Kaufhof AG) - Oscar TietzOscar TietzOscar Tietz was a Jewish-German businessman He was one member of the Tietz family, and one of founders of the Hertie, KaDeWe.-See also:* Leonhard Tietz* Hermann Tietz...
(1858-1923), merchant