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Piła (other)
Piła is a city in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west Poland, known as ''Schneidemühl'' from 1772 to 1945 while under Prussian or German rule. Piła may also refer to the following places in Poland: * Piła, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Piła, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) * Piła, Jędrzejów County in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland) * Piła, Końskie County in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland) * Piła, Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland) * Piła, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Piła, Pleszew County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Piła, Szamotuły County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Piła, Pomeranian Voivodeship (north Poland) See also * Pila (other) Pila may refer to: Architecture * Pila (architecture), a type of veranda in Sri Lankan farm houses Places *Pila, Buenos Aires, a town in Bueno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piła
Piła (german: Schneidemühl) is a city in northwestern Poland and the capital of Piła County, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Its population as of 2021 was 71,846, making it the third-largest city in the voivodeship after Poznań and Kalisz and the largest city in the northern part of Greater Poland. The city is located on the Gwda river and is famous for its green areas, parks and dense forests nearby. It is an important road and railway hub, located at the intersection of two main lines: Poznań–Szczecin and Bydgoszcz– Krzyż Wielkopolski. City name ''Piła'' is a Polish word meaning " saw". This was a typical name denoting a village of woodcutters belonging to a local noble. The German name ''Schneidemühl'' means "sawmill". History In the Kingdom of Poland Overview Piła traces its origins to an old fishing village, according to the website of the city. Following the German colonist movement of the 13th century, and particularly after the end of the Firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
