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Krajna Landscape Poland
Krajna is a forested historical region in Poland, situated in the border area between the Greater Poland, Kuyavian-Pomeranian and Pomeranian Voivodeships. The region consists of parts of Złotów, Piła, Sępólno, Nakło, Bydgoszcz and Człuchów counties, namely the urban gmina of Złotów, the rural gmina of Złotów and the urban-rural gminas of Krajenka, Wysoka, Wyrzysk, Łobżenica, Kamień Krajeński, Sępólno Krajeńskie, Więcbork, Nakło nad Notecią, Koronowo and Debzno. The name of Krajna is derived from the Slavic word for borderland (between Greater Poland and Pomerania), cf. Krajina. The main towns in the region are Złotów and Nakło nad Notecią. Since 1932, Krajna has own regional anthem, composed by Paweł "Krajnomir" Jasiek [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Wysoka
__NOTOC__ Gmina Wysoka is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Wysoka, which lies approximately east of Piła and north of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,890 (out of which the population of Wysoka amounts to 2,750, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,140). It is situated in the historical region of Krajna. Villages Apart from the town of Wysoka, Gmina Wysoka contains the villages and settlements of Bądecz, Czajcze, Gmurowo, Jeziorki Kosztowskie, Kijaszkowo, Kostrzynek, Młotkowo, Mościska, Nowa Rudna, Rudna, Sędziniec, Stare, Tłukomy, Wysoczka, Wysoka Mała and Wysoka Wielka. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Wysoka is bordered by the gminas of Białośliwie, Kaczory, Krajenka, Łobżenica, Miasteczko Krajeńskie, Wyrzysk and Złotów. ReferencesPolish official population figu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakło Nad Notecią
Nakło nad Notecią (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Nakel an der Netze) is a town in northern Poland on the river Noteć with 23,687 inhabitants (2007). It is the seat of Nakło County, and also of Gmina Nakło nad Notecią, situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Krajna. History Nakło began to develop as a Pomeranian settlement by the middle of the 10th century. It was initially called ''Nakieł'', and its name comes from the Old Polish word ''nakieł''. The name morphed into ''Nakło'' in the 16th century. The town was first mentioned in 11th-century documents. Between 1109 and 1113 it fell to Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland. It received Magdeburg town rights in 1299. It was a royal town of the Polish Crown and a county seat located in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province. Nakło was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia during the First Partition of Poland in 1772 and known by the German name '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krajina
Krajina () is a Slavic toponym, meaning 'frontier' or 'march'. The term is related to ''kraj'' or ''krai'', originally meaning 'edge'Rick Derksen (2008), ''Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon'', Brill: Leiden-Boston, page 244 and today denoting a region or province, usually remote from urban centers. Etymology The Serbo-Croatian word ''krajina'' derives from Proto-Slavic *''krajina'', derived from *''krajь'' 'edge', related to *''krojiti'' 'to cut';''*krajina'' in Oleg Trubačóv (ed.) (1974–), ''Этимологический словарь славянских языков'' tymological dictionary of Slavic languages Moscow: Nauka, volume 12, pages 87-88 the original meaning of ''krajina'' thus seems to have been 'place at an edge, fringe, borderland', as reflected in the meanings of Church Slavonic , ', and Old East Slavic , '.Max Vasmer (1986), ''Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkogo jazyka'' tymological Dictionary of the Russian Language in 4 vols (second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomerania
Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to the German states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg, while the eastern part belongs to the West Pomeranian, Pomeranian and Kuyavian-Pomeranian voivodeships of Poland. Its historical border in the west is the Mecklenburg-Western Pomeranian border '' Urstromtal'' which now constitutes the border between the Mecklenburgian and Pomeranian part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while it is bounded by the Vistula River in the east. The easternmost part of Pomerania is alternatively known as Pomerelia, consisting of four sub-regions: Kashubia inhabited by ethnic Kashubians, Kociewie, Tuchola Forest and Chełmno Land. Pomerania has a relatively low population density, with its largest cities being Gdańsk and Szczecin. Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Poland
Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska (; german: Großpolen, sv, Storpolen, la, Polonia Maior), is a Polish historical regions, historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed by Kalisz, the oldest city in Poland. The boundaries of Greater Poland have varied somewhat throughout history. Since the Middle Ages, Wielkopolska proper has been split into the Poznań Voivodeship (14th century to 1793), Poznań and Kalisz Voivodeship (1314–1793), Kalisz Administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, voivodeships. In the wider sense, it also encompassed Sieradz Voivodeship (1339–1793), Sieradz, Łęczyca Voivodeship, Łęczyca, Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship, Brześć Kujawski and Inowrocław Voivodeship, Inowrocław voivodeships, which were situated further eastward. After the Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Greater Poland was incorporated into Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavic Languages
The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the Early Middle Ages, which in turn is thought to have descended from the earlier Proto-Balto-Slavic language, linking the Slavic languages to the Baltic languages in a Balto-Slavic group within the Indo-European family. The Slavic languages are conventionally (that is, also on the basis of extralinguistic features) divided into three subgroups: East, South, and West, which together constitute more than 20 languages. Of these, 10 have at least one million speakers and official status as the national languages of the countries in which they are predominantly spoken: Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian (of the East group), Polish, Czech and Slovak (of the West group) and Bulgarian and Macedonian (eastern dialects of the South group), and Serbo-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Debrzno
__NOTOC__ Gmina Debrzno is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Debrzno, which lies approximately south-west of Człuchów and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 9,403 (out of which the population of Debrzno amounts to 5,359, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,044). Villages Apart from the town of Debrzno, Gmina Debrzno contains the villages and settlements of Boboszewo, Bolesławowo, Człuchów County, Bolesławowo, Buchowo, Buka, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Buka, Buszkowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Buszkowo, Cierznie, Drozdowo, Człuchów County, Drozdowo, Główna, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Główna, Gniewno, Grzymisław, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Grzymisław, Kamień, Człuchów County, Kamień, Kostrzyca, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kostrzyca, Miłachowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Miłachowo, My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Koronowo
__NOTOC__ Gmina Koronowo is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Koronowo, which lies approximately north of Bydgoszcz. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 23,229 (of which the population of Koronowo amounts to 10,784, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 12,445). Villages Apart from the town of Koronowo, Gmina Koronowo contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrowiec, Bieskowo, Buszkowo, Byszewo, Bytkowice, Dąbrowice, Drzewianowo, Dziedzinek, Glinki, Gogolin, Gogolinek, Gościeradz, Grabino, Huta, Iwickowo, Krąpiewo, Łakomowo, Łąsko Małe, Łąsko Wielkie, Lipinki, Lucim, Mąkowarsko, Mąkowarsko PGR, Młynkowiec, Morzewiec, Nowy Dwór, Nowy Jasiniec, Okole, Osiek, Popielewo, Romanowo, Różanna, Salno, Samociążek, Sitowiec, Skarbiewo, Sokole-Kuźnica, Srebrnica, Stary Dwór, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Nakło Nad Notecią
__NOTOC__ Gmina Nakło nad Notecią is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Nakło nad Notecią, which lies approximately west of Bydgoszcz. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 31,789 (out of which the population of Nakło nad Notecią amounts to 18,281, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 13,508). Villages Apart from the town of Nakło nad Notecią, Gmina Nakło nad Notecią contains the villages and settlements of Anielin, Bielawy, Bogacin, Chrząstowo, Elżbiecin, Gabrielin, Gorzeń, Gostusza, Gumnowice, Janowo, Karnówko, Karnowo, Kazin, Kaźmierowo, Lubaszcz, Małocin, Michalin, Minikowo, Niedola, Nowakówko, Olszewka, Paterek, Piętacz, Polichno, Potulice, Rozwarzyn, Ślesin, Suchary, Trzeciewnica, Urszulin, Wieszki and Występ. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Nakło nad Notecią is bordered by the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Więcbork
__NOTOC__ Gmina Więcbork is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Więcbork, which lies approximately south of Sępólno Krajeńskie and north-west of Bydgoszcz. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 13,028 (out of which the population of Więcbork amounts to 5,788, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,240). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Krajna Landscape Park. Villages Apart from the town of Więcbork, Gmina Więcbork contains the villages and settlements of Adamowo, Borzyszkowo, Czarmuń, Dąbie, Dalkowo, Dorotowo, Dwanaście Apostołów, Frydrychowo, Górowatki, Jastrzębiec, Jeleń, Karolewo, Katarzyniec, Klarynowo, Lubcza, Młynki, Nowy Dwór, Pęperzyn, Puszcza, Runowo Krajeńskie, Runowo-Młyn, Śmiłowo, Suchorączek, Sypniewo, Werski Most, Wilcze Jary, Witunia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Sępólno Krajeńskie
__NOTOC__ Gmina Sępólno Krajeńskie is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat in the historic Krajna region is the town of Sępólno Krajeńskie, which lies approximately north-west of Bydgoszcz. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 15,907 (out of which the population of Sępólno Krajeńskie amounts to 9,258, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,649). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Krajna Landscape Park. Villages Apart from the town of Sępólno Krajeńskie, Gmina Sępólno Krajeńskie contains the villages and settlements of Chmielniki, Dziechowo, Grochowiec, Iłowo, Jazdrowo, Kawle, Komierówko, Komierowo, Lutówko, Lutowo, Niechorz, Piaseczno, Radońsk, Sikorz, Skarpa, Świdwie, Teklanowo, Trzciany, Wałdówko, Wałdowo, Wilkowo, Wiśniewa, Wiśniewka, Włościborek, Włościbórz, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
