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| | Wikipedia: Poznan |
 | | The population of Poznań was half Polish, half German, and the proportion of Germans increasing up to the peak of 1848 to 60%. |
 | | When industrialisation attracted people from the countryside, the proportion of Germans gradually decreased (see also Ostflucht). |
 | | Polish population organized themselves around economic, cultural and scientific activities: 1829 Raczynski Library, 1858 Science Friends Society, 1861 Central Economic Society, 1875 Polish Theatre. |
| www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/p/po/poznan.html (1971 words) |
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