Seven colleges and a dozen or so vocational schools are also located there. The city is also home to branches of Poznań University, Poznań University of Economics, and Poznań University of Technology, as well as other institutions of higher education. It is a home to the Henryk Melcer Music School. Economy Although there is little heavy industry within the city limits, Kalisz is home to several large enterprises. It has the Winiary (part of the Nestlé group) and Colian food processing plants and the Big Star jeans factory. Two plane engine production factories, WSK-Kalisz and Pratt & Whitney Kalisz (a branch of Pratt & Whitney Canada), are located in Kalisz. Cuisine The Andruty kaliskie wafers originated in Kalisz, and are the most well-known traditional food from the city in Poland. Another officially protected traditional specialty of the area (as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland) are homemade cold pressed juices from fresh fruits of the Kalisz Region, produced according to traditional recipes without any additional ingredients. These include juices from apples, pears, cherries, blackcurrant, redcurrant, strawberries and raspberries. The tradition dates back several centuries. Sports The district of Szczypiorno, as the place of pioneering games of handball in Poland, is the namesake for szczypiorniak, the Polish name of the sport. Other popular sports in Kalisz include football and volleyball. Notable sports teams include: MKS Kalisz – men's handball team playing in the Polish Superliga (top division; as of 2021–22) SSK Calisia Kalisz – women's volleyball team playing in the Polish Women's Volleyball League (top division; as of 2021–22), four times Polish Champions (1997, 1998, 2005, 2007) KKS Kalisz – men's football team playing in the II liga (as of 2021–22) Kalisz is also the location of , one of the oldest Polish rowing clubs, founded in 1894. Transport Kalisz railway station was built in 1902 as the destination of the Warsaw–Kalisz Railway. It is currently served by Przewozy Regionalne and PKP Intercity. Etymology The name Kalisz is thought to stem from the archaic kal, meaning swamp or marsh. Notable people Adam Asnyk (1838–1897), poet Meir Auerbach (1815–1878), Polish-born Israeli, author and the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Shabbethai Bass (1641–1718), author and founder of Jewish bibliography Wojciech Bogusławski (1757–1829), actor, theater director and playwright Bolesław the Pious (1224/27–1279), duke of Greater Poland Krystyna Borowicz (1923–2009), actress Juliusz Bursche (1862–1942), bishop Maria Dąbrowska (1889–1965), writer