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Ostrów Wielkopolski
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Szkoła Podstawowa nr 4 im. Królowej Jadwigi w Ostrowie Wp.
SDG 4Quality Education
- Duration
- 6 wks
- Spots
- 3
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Ostrów Wielkopolski
A smaller Polish town · about 81 km from Wrocław as the crow flies.
About the place
Meet Ostrów Wielkopolski
Ostrów Wielkopolski is a city in west-central Poland with inhabitants 68 949 (2024), situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; the seat of Ostrów County. It is the fifth-largest city in the voivodeship after Poznań, Kalisz, Piła and Konin.
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- Region
- Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Population
- 70,725 (2021)
- Distance
- 229 km to Warsaw · 232 km to Kraków (straight line)
Where it is
Finding Ostrów Wielkopolski
Many AIESEC projects are in smaller towns and villages, not only big cities. Ostrów Wielkopolski is about 81 km from Wrocław.
your free time
Life in a smaller place
Life in Ostrów Wielkopolski is quieter than in a big city, and you get to know the place and its people well. For a weekend out, Wrocław is about 81 km away.
Explore WrocławIn Wrocław
- Hunt the hundreds of small bronze dwarfs around the city
- Market Square and the Gothic Town Hall
- Ostrów Tumski at dusk, when a lamplighter lights the gas lamps
- Centennial Hall (UNESCO) and the fountain shows next to it
Before you come
Good to know
- Flying in
- Wrocław (WRO), 89 km away · Poznań (POZ), 108 km away
- Getting around
- Regional buses and trains connect to the nearest cities. Trains between cities run with PKP Intercity and regional lines.
- Money
- Polish złoty (PLN). Cards and phone payments work almost everywhere.
- Language
- Polish. Many young people speak English, and your local AIESEC team helps with the rest.
- Weather
- Cold winters, often below 0 °C, and warm summers. Pack for the season of your project.
- Emergencies
- Call 112, the EU-wide emergency number. Plugs are type C/E, 230 V.