Koronowo
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Koronowo k is a town on the Brda River
in Poland
, located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
, 25 km from Bydgoszcz, with 10,818 inhabitants (2004). It is located at N 53°19 - E 17°56
The town of Koronowo has an area of 2,818 ha
and is one of the largest towns in Bydgoszcz County
. The Koronowo municipality
has an area of 41,170 ha and 23,052 inhabitants.
The city's history began with the establishment of an abbey
founded by German
Cistercians, relocated from Byszewo
in 1288. A significant battle
took place nearby in 1410 between the Kingdom of Poland
and the Teutonic Knights
.
One of the neighbouring Gminas to Koronowo is Gmina Dobrcz
Brda River
The Brda is a river in northwestern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula. It is the country's 15th longest river, with a total length of 238 km and a catchment area of 4,627 km².-Navigation:...
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...
, 25 km from Bydgoszcz, with 10,818 inhabitants (2004). It is located at N 53°19 - E 17°56
The town of Koronowo has an area of 2,818 ha
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
and is one of the largest towns in Bydgoszcz County
Bydgoszcz County
Bydgoszcz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bydgoszcz, although...
. The Koronowo municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
has an area of 41,170 ha and 23,052 inhabitants.
The city's history began with the establishment of an abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
founded by German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
Cistercians, relocated from Byszewo
Byszewo
Byszewo may refer to the following places:*Byszewo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship *Byszewo, Masovian Voivodeship *Byszewo, Kołobrzeg County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship...
in 1288. A significant battle
Battle of Koronowo
The Battle of Koronowo was a battle of the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War. It took place on October 10, 1410, near the village of Łąsko Wielkie and ended in Polish-Lithuanian alliance victory.- External links :...
took place nearby in 1410 between the Kingdom of Poland
Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)
The Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons was the Polish state created by the accession of Jogaila , Grand Duke of Lithuania, to the Polish throne in 1386. The Union of Krewo or Krėva Act, united Poland and Lithuania under the rule of a single monarch...
and the Teutonic Knights
Teutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem , commonly the Teutonic Order , is a German medieval military order, in modern times a purely religious Catholic order...
.
One of the neighbouring Gminas to Koronowo is Gmina Dobrcz
Gmina Dobrcz
Gmina Dobrcz is a rural gmina in Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Dobrcz, which lies approximately north-east of Bydgoszcz....