Sicienko, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Sicienko ś is a village in Bydgoszcz County
, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Sicienko
. It lies 17 km (11 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz.
In 2006 the village had a population of 653.
Walther Wever (general)
, pre-war commander of the Luftwaffe
, was born here.
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...
, 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...
, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) called Gmina Sicienko
Gmina Sicienko
Gmina Sicienko is a rural gmina in Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sicienko, which lies approximately north-west of Bydgoszcz....
. It lies 17 km (11 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz.
In 2006 the village had a population of 653.
Walther Wever (general)
Walther Wever (general)
Walther Wever was a pre-World War II Luftwaffe Commander.-Early life:Walther Wever was born on 11 November 1887 in Wilhelmsort in the county of Bromberg . He was the son of Arnold Wever, the one-time director of a Berlin bank and the grandson of the Prussian Prosecutor-General Dr...
, pre-war commander of the Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
, was born here.