Miasteczko Krajeńskie – Wikipedia

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Town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Miasteczko Krajeńskie

Town
Center of the town

Center of the town
Coat of arms of Miasteczko Krajeńskie

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Coat of arms
Miasteczko Krajeńskie is located in Poland

Miasteczko Krajeńskie

Miasteczko Krajeńskie is located in Greater Poland Voivodeship

Miasteczko Krajeńskie
Coordinates:

53°5′N 17°0′E / 53.083°N 17.000°E / 53.083; 17.000Coordinates: 53°5′N 17°0′E / 53.083°N 17.000°E / 53.083; 17.000
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Piła
Gmina Miasteczko Krajeńskie
Town rights Before 1457
Population
 • Total 1,163
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration PP

Miasteczko Krajeńskie [mjasˈtɛt͡ʂkɔ kraˈjɛɲskʲɛ] is a town in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Miasteczko Krajeńskie.[1] It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Piła and 77 km (48 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

The town has a population of 1,163.

Miasteczko is a former private town, once located in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2] The adjective Krajeńskie was added to the name after the historical-ethnocultural region of Krajna, within which it is located.

Polish folk hero Michał Drzymała is buried at the local cemetery.

References[edit]

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    “Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)” (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

  2. ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.


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