Godziesze Wielkie

Godziesze Wielkie
Godziesze Wielkie
Village
	Church of Saint Bartholomew
	Godziesze Wielkie
	Coordinates: 51°39′N 18°11′E / 51.650°N 18.183°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Kalisz
Gmina	Godziesze Wielkie
Population
• Total	720

Godziesze Wielkie [ɡɔˈd͡ʑɛʂɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Godziesze Wielkie.^[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Kalisz and 112 km (70 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

In 2002, a forest was planted near the village in memory of victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Over 5,000 trees were planted in the clearing after the fire.^[2]

Notable residents

Karolina Pawliczak (born 1976), lawyer and politician

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ "Dorodny las upamiętniający ofiary zamachów na WTC".

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[TERYT-1] "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

[2] "Dorodny las upamiętniający ofiary zamachów na WTC".

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Seat	Godziesze Wielkie
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