Pniewy
Pniewy [ˈpɲevɨ] (German: Pinne) is a town in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,477 inhabitants as of 2004.
Pniewy | |
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 Town square of Pniewy with the Church of Saint Lawrence | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Pniewy | |
| Coordinates: 52°31′N 16°16′E | |
| Country |  |
| 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 |
History
Pniewy was once flooded to make way for a reservoir.
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
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