Zduny

For other places with the same name, see Zduny.

Zduny ([ˈzdunɨ]) is a town in west-central Poland, in Krotoszyn County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship,^[1] with 4,551 inhabitants as of 2011.^[2]

Zduny
Town
Town Hall from 1684
Flag Coat of arms
Zduny
Coordinates: 51°38′47″N 17°22′40″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Krotoszyn
Gmina	Zduny
Area
• Total	6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,579 m (5,180 ft)
Lowest elevation	11,912 m (39,081 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,551
• Density	744/km2 (1,930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	63-760
Area code	(+48) 62
Vehicle registration	PKR
Climate	Oceanic climate
Website	http://www.zduny.pl

Location

Zduny lies in western part of Kalisz Upland, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) from Krotoszyn and about 39 km (24 mi) from Ostrów Wielkopolski. The town has two major outside connections:

• national road 15: Trzebnica-Zduny-Krotoszyn-Gniezno-Inowrocław-Toruń-Brodnica-Ostróda,
• rail line Wrocław-Oleśnica-Zduny-Krotoszyn-Gniezno

History

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1945. In 1943, the occupiers renamed it Treustädt in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin.

From 1975 to 1998, it was administratively located in the Kalisz Voivodeship.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1810 3,251 —     1843 3,406 +4.8% 1871 3,346 −1.8% 1880 3,323 −0.7% 1890 3,477 +4.6% 1900 3,514 +1.1% 1910 3,431 −2.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,825 −17.7% 1931 3,403 +20.5% 1939 3,437 +1.0% 1950 2,649 −22.9% 1960 3,287 +24.1% 2010 4,514 +37.3%
Source: [3][4][5]

Notable residents

• Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer (1858–1945), German physician and bacteriologist