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Kalisz
Kalisz ([ˈkalʲiʂ]) is a city in central Poland with 103,738 inhabitants (June 2014), the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of Ostrów Wielkopolski and Nowe Skalmierzyce. See Kalisz County for the regional administrative area (powiat).
Kalisz is an important regional industrial and commercial centre, with many notable factories. The city is also a centre for traditional folk art. The town was also the site of the former 'Calisia' piano factory, until it went out of business in 2007.
Name
The name Kalisz stems from the Celtic term cal which means stream, or the Slavic term kal, meaning swamp or marsh.
History
Kalisz has long been considered the oldest city of Poland, having been mentioned by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD, but the claim is now doubted by some (cf. Calisia). The location mentioned by Ptolemy was situated in the territory of the Diduni in Magna Germania on the Amber Trail. There are many artifacts from Roman times in the area, indicating that it could have been one of the stops of the Roman caravans heading for the Baltic Sea.
Kalisz (surname)
Kalisz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kalisz (disambiguation)
Kalisz is a city in central Poland.
Kalisz may also refer to:
