Ostrów Wielkopolski is one of the biggest towns in Southern Wielkopolska. It is an important center of local government administration. It is also the capital of Ostrów district, the third biggest district in Wielkopolska.
One can say that Ostrów Wielkopolski lies in the centre of a triangle whose points are Poznań, Wrocław and Łódź. It is about 100 km away from each of these cities.
