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Kalisz (; ) 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.
Kalisz is a city in central Poland.
Kalisz may also refer to:
- Kalisz Pomorski, a small town in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-west Poland
- Kalisz, Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland
- Kalisz, Pomeranian Voivodeship, north Poland
- Kalisz (surname)
- WSK-Kalisz, the Polish aircraft engine maker PZL
Kalisz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Chase Kalisz, American swimmer
- John Kalisz, colorist in the comics industry
- Raymond Kalisz (1927–2010), American-born Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic bishop
- Ryszard Kalisz, Polish politician
- Thomas Kalisz, American Military Officer