Koźmin Wielkopolski

Koźmin is small but full of attractions.
Koźmin Wielkopolski
and a 17th century Bernardine’s Church.
One of them is a 14th century castle, in which
is
situated
in
the
south-west
part
of
Wielkopolska region, on the Odra River. It is
currently the Museum of the Koźmin District
and agricultural schools are located.
halfway of the Poznań - Wrocław route. The
first written record of Koźmin dates back to
1232. It was granted locatio civitatis (a town
chart) in 1318 and in the 15th century it was
one
of
the
most
important
towns
in
Wielkopolska region.
Nowadays, Koźmin Wielkopolski and
In our town there is a windmill called
its municipality are inhabited by 14,000
people, seven thousand of whom live in the
town.
A Jewish cemetery with 600 graves and
St. Trinity wooden church built in 1570 are
also interesting places to visit. There are also
two other churches in Koźmin:
a 15th century St. Wawrzyniec’s Church
Koźlak, which is now being renovated.
However, it is the only one we possess☺
The main square called Stary Rynek is
one of the oldest parts of Koźmin. You can see
beautiful tenement houses in there.
Koźmin Wielkopolski is also known as
There are 400 pupils and 30 teachers.
the Town of Flowers and Green Areas. The
Mrs BoŜena Kulka has been a head-mistress of
biggest and the prettiest is the park near the
this school since 1997. She is the first
main square. It is famous for its unique alley of
headmistress in the history of Primary School
hornbeam trees.
no1.
Like in every school, our pupils take
There is also an open-air swimming
pool, a cinema, a lot of sports grounds and
tennis courts, and a big sports hall.
two secondary schools in Koźmin Wlkp. and
its municipality. There is also a school for
mentally handicapped children in Borzęciczki.
The oldest and the biggest school in the
and
on
the
area
of
our
local
administrative district is the Primary School
no1 in Koźmin Wlkp.
various competitions and sport games.
We have the School European Club in
There are also six primary schools and
town
care about the environment and take part in
our school, in which pupils learn about
European
countries,
their
culture
and
traditions.
Since 1991 Koźmin has
been a
participant of active cooperation with the
Dutch municipality of Drimmelen. We hope
this cooperation will last forever☺
KOŹMIN
WIELKOPOLSKI