Rożnowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Roznowo.

Rożnowo
Village
Saint Catherine church in Rożnowo
Rożnowo
Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 16°52′4″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Oborniki
Gmina	Oborniki
Population	1,500

Rożnowo [rɔʐˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki, within Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Oborniki and 32 km (20 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

Rożnowo is best known as the birthplace of Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, a military leader and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.^[citation needed] He was a first cousin to composer Frédéric Chopin.

References

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