Facts in brief:
On banks of Warta River; became a major trade center; cultural growth peaked 15th-16th cen.; was occupied by Germans; part of the Duchy of Warsaw 1807-1815; destroyed by Nazis in 1939; textile mills, chemical & metals plants were built after WW II.
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