Miasteczko Krajeńskie
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.
Miasteczko Krajeńskie | |
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Town | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Miasteczko Krajeńskie | |
| Coordinates: 53°5′N 17°0′E | |
| Country |  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 |
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
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- 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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