Chojnice

Chojnice (; or ; or ) is a town in northern Poland with a population of 38,789 (as of June 2023), near the Tuchola Forest. It is the capital of Chojnice County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Chojnice
Settlement.image_skyline: Ratusz w Chojnicach.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Historical town hall located at the Rynek (Market Square)
Settlement.image_shield: POL Chojnice COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag: POL Chojnice flag.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chojnice
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Chojnice (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Arseniusz Finster
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 11th century

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections

Contents

History
Piast Poland ({{circa|1205}}–1309)
State of the Teutonic Order (1309–1466)
Kingdom of Poland (1466–1772)
Prussia (1772–1871) and German Empire (1871–1920)
Infrastructure and Social Developments
Germanisation and Polish Resistance
Poland (1920–1939)
World War II and Nazi German occupation (1939–1945)
Chojnice since 1945
Demographics
Number of inhabitants by year
Attractions
Geography
Climate
Sport
Notable people
Twin towns
See also
References
External links

Chojnice (; or ; or ) is a town in northern Poland with a population of 38,789 (as of June 2023), near the Tuchola Forest. It is the capital of Chojnice County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Founded in , Chojnice is a former royal city of Poland and was an important center of cloth production. It is home to one of the oldest high schools in Poland, and played a significant role in Polish youth resistance against the Germanisation policies of Prussia following the Partitions of Poland. The town was also the site of several significant battles, and during World War II, German occupiers massacred approximately 2,000 Poles on its outskirts.

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