Kowal
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Kowal ' is a town in Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
, Poland
, with 3,478 inhabitants (2004).
The town is the birthplace of Casimir III
, King of Poland (born in 1310).
Kowal is also a common last name in the Ukraine, which means Smith
.
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...
, 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...
, with 3,478 inhabitants (2004).
The town is the birthplace of Casimir III
Casimir III of Poland
Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...
, King of Poland (born in 1310).
Kowal is also a common last name in the Ukraine, which means Smith
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