Miłosław

Miłosław [mʲiˈwɔswaf] (German: Liebenstädt) is a town in Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,627 inhabitants.[1]

Miłosław
Town
Panorama of Miłosław from the Miłosław Palace
Panorama of Miłosław from the Miłosław Palace
Coat of arms of Miłosław
Coat of arms
Miłosław is located in Poland
Miłosław
Miłosław
Coordinates: 52°12′24″N 17°28′59″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyWrześnia
GminaMiłosław
First mentioned1314
Town rights1397
Government
 • MayorHubert Gruszczyński
Area
 • Total4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total3,627
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
62-320
Vehicle registrationPWR
National roads
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.miloslaw.info.pl

A battle between Polish insurgents and Prussian forces took place there during the Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 in the Prussian Partition of Poland.

Sights

The landmarks of Miłosław include the Church of Saint James from 1620, the palace of the Mielżyński and Kościelski noble families with an adjacent park, the monument to the Polish insurgents fallen in the Battle of Miłosław in 1848, and the oldest monument of Polish national poet Juliusz Słowacki, unveiled in 1899.

  • Church of Saint James from 1620
    Church of Saint James from 1620
  • Palace
    Palace
  • Primary school
    Primary school
  • Gmina office
    Gmina office

References
  1. "Size and structure of population and vital statistics by territorial division in 2012 (as of December 31)" (PDF) (in Polish and English). Główny Urząd Statystyczny (Central Statistical Office). May 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.


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