Wągrowiec
Place in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wągrowiec [vɔŋˈɡrɔvjɛt͡s] (German: Wongrowitz) is a town in west-central Poland, 50 kilometres (31 miles) from both Poznań and Bydgoszcz. Since the 18th century it has been the a seat of a powiat. Administratively it is attached to the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The town is situated in the middle of the ethnographic and historical region of Pałuki within Greater Poland and the Chodzież lake area (Pojezierze chodzieskie), on the river Wełna and its tributaries Nielba and Struga, as well as on the shores of Durów Lake.
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Wągrowiec | |
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Coordinates: 52°48′N 17°12′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
County | Wągrowiec |
Gmina | Wągrowiec (urban gmina) |
Town rights | 1381 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jarosław Berendt |
Area | |
• Total | 17.91 km2 (6.92 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 25,648 |
• Density | 1,439/km2 (3,730/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 62-100 |
Area code | +48 67 |
Car plates | PWA |
Website | http://www.wagrowiec.eu |
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