Wenecja (Polish for

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) (german: Venetia) is a village in the administrative district of

Gmina Żnin __NOTOC__ Gmina Żnin is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Żnin, which lies approximately south-west of Bydgoszcz. The gmina covers a ...

, within

Żnin County __NOTOC__ Żnin County ( pl, powiat żniński) 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 local go ...

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as Cuiavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or simply Kujawsko-Pomorskie, or Kujawy-Pomerania Province ( pl, województwo kujawsko-pomorskie ) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divide ...

, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of

Żnin Żnin (german: Znin, 1941-45: Dietfurt) is a town in north-central Poland with a population of 14,181 (June 2014). It is in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (previously Bydgoszcz Voivodeship) and is the capital of Żnin County. The historical ...

and south-west of Bydgoszcz. The village has a population of 300. Its picturesque location among three

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s (Biskupinskie, Weneckie, Skrzynka) resulted in its name alluding to the location of

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. The village, called "the pearl of Pałuki", is one of the greatest tourist attractions in the

Pałuki Pałuki is a historic and ethnographic region lying in central Poland, part of Greater Poland neighbouring Pomerania and Kuyavia. In terms of administrative division the region lies in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship and Greater Poland Voivodship ...

region. Wenecja is located on the line of the narrow gauge railway running from the town of Żnin to famous

Biskupin Biskupin is an archaeological site and a life-size model of a late Bronze Age fortified settlement in north-central Poland that also serves as an archaeological open-air museum. When first discovered it was thought to be early evidence of a W ...

and further on to Gąsawa. The

Narrow Gauge Railway Museum The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum (Welsh: ''Amgueddfa Rheilffyrdd Bach Cul'') is a purpose-built museum dedicated to narrow-gauge railways situated at the station of the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales. The museum has a collection of mo ...

and the

ruins Ruins () are the remains of a civilization's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen into a state of partial or total disrepair over time due to a variety of factors, such as lack of maintenance, deliberate ...

of the 14th century castle attract thousands of tourists to this beautiful Pałuki village.

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Urząd Miejski - Żnin Town Hall

Starostwo Powiatowe - Żnin County Office

The Archaeological Museum in Biskupin

The Narrow Gauge Railway Company in Żnin

Muzeum Ziemi Pałuckiej - The Museum of the Pałuki Land in Żnin

{{Coord, 52, 48, 45, N, 17, 45, 51, E, region:PL_type:city, display=title Wenecja

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