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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Leszno , Ger. Lissa, town (1993 est. pop. 59,500), Wielkopolskie prov., SW Poland. A railway junction, it is a center for metallurgy and light industry. Chartered in 1547, it passed to Prussia in 1793 and again in 1815. It reverted to Poland in 1919. Leszno was a center of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th cent. and the chief seat of the Moravian Brethren in Poland. John Amos Comenius was a rector of the famous Moravian school here. The town has an 18th-century palace. Author not available, LESZNO. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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Lissa see Leszno , Poland. Author not available, LISSA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008 Read more

Haym Salomon
Haym Salomon , 1740-85, American Revolutionary financier, b. Lissa (now Leszno), Poland. A Jewish emigrant from Poland, he was imprisoned (1778) by the British in New York City for aiding the Revolutionaries... Read more

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	Knowledge pays off for Adams in leszno ; Australian Leigh Adams made home track knowledge count as he claimed victory in Saturday night's European Speedway Grand Prix in Leszno, Poland. ; ...night's European Speedway Grand Prix in Leszno, Poland. After a disappointing display...grand final. Adams - who has ridden for Leszno in the Polish League for 14 seasons...wanted to win, it is my adopted home. The Leszno club did a fantastic job, the track was... Read more
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	Harris wants more success ; ...Britain into the Speedway World Cup Final at Leszno in Poland. Harris, who rides for Elite...evening of having experienced the big Leszno track before. "I've ridden their before...the race- off, which was also held at Leszno. The two nations were neck-and-neck going... Read more
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	Adams takes home comfort.(Sport) ; LEIGH Adams won last night's European Grand Prix at Leszno in Poland. Swindon's veteran Aussie, who rides for Leszno in the Polish League, defeated Greg Hancock, reigning champion Nicki Pedersen and wild-card Jarek Hampel in the final. Pedersen's... Read more
	Coventry pair seal final spot ; ...helped book Great Britain's spot in Saturday's World Cup final in Leszno, Poland with a superb display at Coventry's Brandon Stadium...for the two remaining spots in Thursday's race-off, also in Leszno. That said, things did not start well for the British team in... Read more
	SPEEDWAY: Experience counts as Iversen makes big impact.(Sport) ; ...in the Grand Prix series after a highly encouraging start to his campaign. The Wolverhampton star reached the semi-finals at Leszno, Poland on Saturday and would have made the meeting final but for a fine semi-final ride by the wily veteran Greg Hancock who... Read more
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	Harris looks to shine among Europe's elite ; Twelve months ago Cornish speedway star Chris Harris was celebrating his first ever podium place when he finished third in the European Grand Prix in Wroclaw, Poland. ; ...Series at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno. Having accrued six points from the opening...redeveloped, GP organisers have opted for Leszno as the replacement track following some...Australian Leigh Adams, who rides for Leszno. "I expect those guys will be in the mix... Read more

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