KALISZ TOWN DESCRIPTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600030108-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 108
• Publication Date: October 11, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTLAL~
CENTRAL INiL~~I~,~~r~~ h~tNt,Y
INF?RM147'1?N REPORT
CD N0.
DATE DISTR. // Oct 2952
NO OF PAGES 3
SUBJECT Kalisz Tovn Description
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1. Railroad station. There are four rsilroad lines, three *.+asaenger Bred one
?reight. Tvo lines lead ro a.o3z, one to Poznan and the Zreight line leads
from Ostrow through Kalisz to Lodz. This freight line dose not enter tSe
station but pnsees two kllometers south of it. The station faces Upper
311esia Street oa the southvre`era edge of the town,
2. Old customs building in the center of Iiovy Srriat Street.
3? Barrncks for the 25th Field Artillery Regiment. The arms took oxer tiffs
building in 1937? Prior to that it s~aa the Infant .~eeue Hospital.
~. Another barracks building far the 25th yield Artillery Regft,eat.
5? Thie is the town's principal square, called the 11th of November Square. 'Ph~
city hail, which is about 100 x 75 meters, of s?>tone construction with five
utories, is erected within this square. On the top floor there is s museum.
6. Main post office. Telepha::a sad tele~sph offices are a1BO locates in this
four-~et~ry etona building. Telephone offices are lacas.ed on the second
floor.
7. Oid hydroelectric power_plsat ad,~acent to the ProsaK River. Thie eupp?ies
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8. 3(er hydroelectric povar plant vhlcfn vac erected is 1937. It 1s ad,~acent to the
Prosna ,fives abet thrN cad ow-halt kilowstera watt of the city. Ia addition
to Faller tins ~ pti]aat a~.iM pews to Tarok (5~?o2'A, 18?30'18 Q'tr+ov and
Marta (51~M4~1, 18,3T's) cad to ooe other
9. The Cas^rralal esalt. 'iw'a~riee, stes~s cowyretiar-. TM yuilic library !a in
tie tiaek part of tiffs buildlrsg.
10. The Polish Beak. TYis bagk is under the direct supervision of the government.
11. Theater
12. Pater Tows. Stone construction, about 75 meters higls.?
13. Ades Asgy.k. High school and college.
14. Bw station fns intercity bwaes.
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srvsn. i[ive~lII tlfe Cld Parik. TMs Caas1 Datore _- .__~_ .__
tram textile ~~ IIw wed to carry refuse,
plats and torn sewage. The OerwIIS dosed the canal and installed
a street there.
lg. A large public sQnare wed by the arty for parades oa bolidal-e.
16. Bt '1laryr Chnseh. Thi? is the correct name altiougs alaoat everybody in town
cane /t et Joeeph'Q Church because Isis picture i? proainent7y displstiyed on the
main altar.
17. Stosasta Building. All counter records are kept her
e am local county officers
wsk hose. Cifar police headQuarters are !a this ba
polico had4uarters.
ildin~ a. w]ll ao military
18. Evaagelici-1 Ghnsch. lW?ore Mond ldas I this vas a
19. Fesdgwrtara fns the 29th Iatantry Aegie?nt.
~. Connty Aria4a. An ald tiveestcry s~.axe bulldi
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Jesnit Church.
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on the priN~ tsrsr.
rorss are relsed
=1 ? ~~ 14 Elie edwro wad ae a farmer's ss
arloet. Narket da~r~ are
~, Volunteer fire Qtp~urtsas~t. About three huc~dsed son
23. Awndraia 8iwr.
la tfse dopartaent.
2b. hiller Taxtflw Maot. !fade chief]ar rooZeII eaterial
than one tlronaaed gployeee.
t5? Loscinsko 1t16h Bcho~l cad ColleBs.
. T41a factory leas sore
p6. A factory.
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27. A small airport about six kilo^rta~sa from fora
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~. Another barsaA,ke for the 25~ rield Artillery.
25. 8porta stadiea. Athletic events and ssatorgele race
34s, Bank. Three?etory bnildiog o! stove comstruotior~.
s are hold here.
31. A coe~eat cal higts schoelj tires stceLs, stone coaat.
32. High sohool operated by file pveraaaat.
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ENCLOSURE (A): Ske+ep, not 3rflwn to scale, ahowit~ principal buildings it: Kalisz,
Poland
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33. A small meat slaughter house. Moat butchers slaughtere3 their own animals x.~
the rear of their retail shops.
34. Large garage for repalr of motor vehicles.
35. Flour mill.
36. Largest Ylour mill in toxn. It was severely dflmage~' by fire in 1939 en:i ties
rebuilt during that year.
37. Catholic cemetery.
38. Russisn Orthodox cemetery.
39. Evangelical ceme~ery.
40. Ola cemetery. World War I soldiers are buried here.
41. Tyniec cemetery. Persons who commit suicide are bu.^ied cutside of this
cemetery's fence.
1F2. }leery Pius Hospital. Accepts patients from the entire KaliaL district. Iz
has five thousand beds.
43. Ammunition warehouaee. "_'here are three stone buildings in this group. They
are located about two kilometers north of the Catholic cemetery.
44. Warehouse for field artillery ammunition.
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ENCLOSURE: Sketch, not drawn to scale, shoving principal
ouildings in ISalibZ, Poland
B -Strong bridges; atone or ~teei
b -Wooden bridge
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