Kalisz

Kalisz
Top: Town Hall, Former "Calisia" Piano Factory Middle: Courthouse, "Gołębnik" tenement Bottom: Aerial view of the Kalisz Old Town
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Latin: Poloniae urbs vetustissima (The oldest city of Poland)
Kalisz
Coordinates: 51°45′27″N 18°4′48″E / 51.75750°N 18.08000°E / 51.75750; 18.08000
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	city-county
Established	9th century
Town rights	after 1268
Government
• Mayor	Krystian Kinastowski (BS)
Area
• Total	70 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	97,905 (38th)[1]
• Density	1,472/km2 (3,810/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	62-800 to 62-810
Area code	(+48) 62
Car plates	PK, PA
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.kalisz.pl

Kalisz (Polish: [ˈkaliʂ] ^ⓘ) is a city in central Poland, and the second-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 97,905 residents (December 2021).^[1] It is the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of Greater Poland, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of Ostrów Wielkopolski and Nowe Skalmierzyce.

Kalisz is one of the oldest cities in Poland and one of the two traditional capitals of Greater Poland (alongside Poznań). It has served as an important regional center in Poland since the Middle Ages as a provincial capital and notable royal city. It is one of the historical burial sites of medieval Polish monarchs and dukes of the Piast dynasty and the site of a number of significant events in Polish history as well as several battles. Since the 19th century it has been the center of an industrial district. It is the cultural, scientific, educational and administrative center of the eastern and southern Greater Poland region, and the seat of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalisz.