Wieleń
Wieleń [ˈvjɛlɛɲ] (German: Filehne) is a town in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is situated on the river Noteć.
Wieleń | |
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 Sapieha Palace | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Wieleń | |
| Coordinates: 52°53′32″N 16°10′25″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Czarnków-Trzcianka |
| Gmina | Wieleń |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.32 km2 (1.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 5,940 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.wielen.pl/ |
Historical monuments
- Bismarck Tower (1902)
People
- Moritz Lazarus (born 1824 here - 1903), Jewish philosopher
- Abraham Baer (1834 - 1894), Jewish Kantor
- Aron Freimann (1871 - 1948), Jewish bibliographer, historian
- Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (born at Grünfier Polish: Zielonowo)
- Joseph S. Manasse
- Louis Waldenburg (1837–1881), German physician
- Residents
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