Miasteczko Krajeńskie

Miasteczko Krajeńskie
Town
Center of the town
Center of the town
Coat of arms of Miasteczko Krajeńskie
Miasteczko Krajeńskie is located in Poland
Miasteczko Krajeńskie
Miasteczko Krajeńskie
Coordinates: 53°5′N 17°0′E / 53.083°N 17.000°E / 53.083; 17.000
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyPiła
GminaMiasteczko Krajeńskie
Town rightsBefore 1457
Population
 • Total1,163
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPP

Miasteczko Krajeńskie [mjasˈtɛt͡ʂkɔ kraˈjɛɲskʲɛ] is a town in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Miasteczko Krajeńskie.[1] It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Piła and 77 km (48 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

The town has a population of 1,163.

Miasteczko is a former private town, once located in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2] The adjective Krajeńskie was added to the name after the historical-ethnocultural region of Krajna, within which it is located.

Polish folk hero Michał Drzymała is buried at the local cemetery.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18711,116—    
1880940−15.8%
1890932−0.9%
19001,058+13.5%
19101,110+4.9%
YearPop.±%
19251,154+4.0%
19391,218+5.5%
19501,059−13.1%
19601,236+16.7%
Source: [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
  3. ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 29.