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# Kępno

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Kępno** — The official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its Polish spelling; no romanization is needed.

Other forms in use:

- **Kempen** — German historical name used in English Prussian and Jewish history.
- **Kempen in Posen** — Qualified German historical name distinguishing this town from other places called Kempen.
- **Kepno** — Diacritic-free search and plain-text spelling of the local Latin name; not a separate official name.

## French name

**Kępno** — Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry checked.

Other forms in use:

- **Kempen** — German historical name explicitly identified in the French entry; context is needed because other towns share it.
- **Kempen in Posen** — Historical German qualification useful in French bibliographical searches.
- **Kepno** — Same local name without its diacritics, useful in French indexes, URLs and plain-text sources.

## About

Kępno is a town in southern Greater Poland, near the historical border with Silesia. Its market square and surviving synagogue recall its trading and Jewish heritage.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q640493](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q640493) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/kepno/?format=json)


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