Płowce is a village in the administrative district of

Gmina Radziejów __NOTOC__ Gmina Radziejów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Radziejów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. ...

, within

Radziejów County __NOTOC__ Radziejów County ( pl, powiat radziejowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish ...

, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately east of

Radziejów Radziejów (Polish pronunciation: ; German 1943-1945: ''Rädichau'') is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 45 km south of Toruń. It is the capital of Radziejów County. Its population is 5,804 (2004). History ...

and south of

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. The village has a population of 570. It is best known for the

Battle of Płowce The Battle of Płowce took place on 27 September 1331 between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. Background The Teutonic plan was to support John of Bohemia in an invasion of Silesia. Władysław I the Elbow-high had claimed lordshi ...

, which took place on 27 September 1331 between the kingdom of Poland (led by King Władysław I Łokietek) and the

Teutonic Knights The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians on ...

. Although there was no outright winner, it stopped the expansion of the Teutonic Order in the Kuyavia region. The battlefield is marked by a cross and monument.

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