Pniewy









Place in Greater Poland, Poland












































Pniewy

Coat of arms of Pniewy
Coat of arms


Pniewy is located in Poland

Pniewy

Pniewy




Coordinates: 52°31′N 16°16′E / 52.517°N 16.267°E / 52.517; 16.267
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Szamotuły
Gmina Pniewy
Area

 • Total 9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 7,464
 • Density 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal code
62-045
Website http://www.pniewy.wlkp.pl

Pniewy [ˈpɲevɨ] (German: Pinne) is a town in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,477 inhabitants as of 2004.



History


Pniewy was once flooded to make way for a reservoir.[citation needed]



People



  • Rabbi Joseph Chayyim ben Isaac Selig Caro, called to the rabbinate of this city


  • Gustav Gottheil, German-American rabbi


  • Adolf Lewin, German rabbi and author


  • Ursula Ledóchowska and Lawrence Wnuk, buried in this city


  • Joseph Tal, composer


Coordinates: 52°30′40″N 16°15′40″E / 52.51111°N 16.26111°E / 52.51111; 16.26111









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