Skalmierzyce, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Skalmierzyce is an urbanized village in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Ostrów Wielkopolski and south-east of the regional capital Poznań. It adjoins the town of Nowe Skalmierzyce.
Skalmierzyce has a population of around 4,000. It is the administrative seat of the gmina called Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce. It is the only village in Poland to be the seat of a gmina containing a town.
In local speech it is often called Stare Skalmierzyce, to distinguish it from Nowe Skalmierzyce.
It was originally called Scarbimirzyce, and is first mentioned in 1343. In 1815 it found itself close to the border between Prussia and Russian-controlled Congress Poland; a customs post was set up close by, which later developed into Nowe Skalmierzyce.
Buildings of interest include St. Catherine's church, built 1791-1792 and extended in 1873.
