Środa Wielkopolska is a town in western-central Poland, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Poznań, with 22,001 inhabitants (2009). It is the seat of Środa Wielkopolska County, and of Gmina Środa Wielkopolska.
Collegiate church and marketplace
Resolution of the sejmik of Poznań and Kalisz voivodeships in Środa approving the election of Sigismund III Vasa as King of Poland in 1587
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski monument with a historic water tower in the background
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland or Wielkopolska. The modern province includes most of this historic region, except for some western parts.
Kórnik Castle
Rogalin Palace
Gołuchów Castle
Soldiers during Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–19