Grodzisk Wielkopolski

Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 52°14′N 16°22′E / 52.233, 16.367
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
Powiat	Grodzisk Wielkopolski County
Gmina	Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Established
City Rights	1303
Government
- Mayor	Henryk Szymański
Area
- Total	18.09 km² (7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	13,833
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	62-065
Area code(s)	+48 61
Car Plates	PGO
Website: http://www.grodzisk.wlkp.pl

Grodzisk Wielkopolski (German: Grätz) is a town in central Poland, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Poznań Voivodeship (1975-1998). Its earliest mention is under the name Grodisze in a document by Przemysł I from 1257. Famous people:

• Michał Drzymała, famous Polish peasant who fought the German bureaucracy (b. 1857 in Zdrój near Grodzisk Wielkopolski)

Sports:

• Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski - football team