Sulmierzyce

For the town of the same name located in central Poland, see Sulmierzyce, Łódź Voivodeship.

Sulmierzyce ([sulmʲɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ]) is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

Sulmierzyce
Town hall
Coat of arms
Sulmierzyce
Coordinates: 51°36′N 17°32′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Krotoszyn
Gmina	Sulmierzyce (urban gmina)
Town rights	1457
Area
• Total	28.98 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	2,859
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Postal code	63-750
Vehicle registration	PKR
Climate	Cfb
Voivodeship road
Website	http://www.sulmierzyce.pl

It is the birthplace of famous Polish poet Sebastian Klonowic.

History

Early 20th-century drawing of the town hall

Sulmierzyce was granted town rights in 1457 by King Casimir IV Jagiellon thanks to efforts of starost of Odolanów Mikołaj Gruszczyński. It was a royal town of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Kalisz County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.^[2] The 1st Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in the town.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1910	2,807	—
1921	2,526	−10.0%
1931	2,476	−2.0%
1939	2,408	−2.7%
1950	1,929	−19.9%
1960	2,061	+6.8%
2010	2,859	+38.7%
Source: [4][5][1]