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Żnin (; , 1941–45: ) 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 town, initially established in the 11th century, is situated in the historic land of Pałuki and the Gniezno, Gniezno Lake Area on the river Gąsawka. Etymology The name originates from the Polish language, Polish word "żnieja", meaning harvest or a harvester. During World War II, Żnin's name was "Dietfurt". History The area was known in Ancient Rome, Roman times, especially the nearby fortification of Biskupin, a Lusatian culture site known as the "Polish Pompeii". Biskupin was an early Iron Age Hallstatt C fortified settlement of about 800-1000 people in the Warta, Warta River valley circa 800-650 and 650-475 BC. By 1030, the area was included within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno, Archbishopric of Gniezno. The first mention of Żnin is in ...
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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 an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 24,089 (out of which the population of Żnin amounts to 14,052, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,037). Villages Apart from the town of Żnin, Gmina Żnin contains the villages and settlements of: * Bekanówka * Białożewin * Bożejewice, Żnin County, Bożejewice * Bożejewiczki * Brzyskorzystew * Brzyskorzystewko * Cerekwica, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Cerekwica * Chomiąża Księża * Chomiąża Księża-Leśniczówka * Daronice * Dobrylewo * Dochanowo * Gorzyce, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Gorzyce * Jadowniki Bielskie * Jadowniki Rycerskie * Januszkowo, Żnin County, Januszkowo * Jaroszewo * Kaczkówko * Kaczkowo, Żnin County, Kaczkowo * Kępa, Kuy ...
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Żnin County
__NOTOC__ Żnin County () 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 government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żnin, which lies south-west of Bydgoszcz and west of Toruń. The county contains three other towns: Barcin, lying east of Żnin, Łabiszyn, lying north-east of Żnin, and Janowiec Wielkopolski, south-west of Żnin. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 68,113, out of which the population of Żnin is 13,864, that of Barcin is 7,408, that of Łabiszyn is 4,472, that of Janowiec Wielkopolski is 3,953, and the rural population is 38,416. Neighbouring counties Żnin County is bordered by Nakło County to the north, Bydgoszcz County to the north-east, Inowrocław County to the east, Mogilno County to the south-east, Gniezno County to the south and W ...
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