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Grzywna Szlachecka
Grzywna may refer to: * grzywna (unit), a medieval weight and currency unit * Grzywna, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Grzywna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmża, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Chełmża and north of Toruń )'' , image_skyline = ..., a village in Poland * Grzywna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, a hamlet in Poland {{disambig ...
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Grzywna (unit)
The grzywna () was a measure of weight, mainly for silver, commonly used throughout medieval central and eastern Europe, particularly in the Kingdom of Poland and Kingdom of Bohemia ( cz, hřivna). Grzywna was also a unit of measure of a unit of exchange, and as such used as money in the 10th–15th centuries. Silver ingots acted as commodity money before the widespread use of minted coins. Several different grzywnas developed with their own system of weight and exchange, such as the Kulm grzywna and the Kraków grzywna. Etymology The name is derived from from . In modern Polish language, ''grzywna'' literally translates as ''fine'' (legal penalty). Kraków grzywna The Kraków grzywna, used in Poland, weighed anywhere from 196.26 g to 201.86 g, depending on the timeframe. In the 14th century, it was equal to 196.26 g, while in the beginning of the 16th century in weighed 197.684 g, but after 1558 it was equivalent to 201.802 g and after 1650 it was 20 ...
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Grzywna, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Grzywna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmża, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Chełmża and north of Toruń )'' , image_skyline = , image_caption = , image_flag = POL Toruń flag.svg , image_shield = POL Toruń COA.svg , nickname = City of Angels, Gingerbread city, Copernicus Town , pushpin_map = Kuyavian-Pom .... References Villages in Toruń County {{Toruń-geo-stub ...
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