Kuyavia
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- Settlement.native_name
- Kujawy
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- pl
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical region
- Settlement.image_shield
- Kujawien Wappen.png
- Settlement.image_map
- Polska-woj-kujawy.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location on the map of Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.seat_type
- Largest city
- Settlement.seat
- Bydgoszcz
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5989
- Settlement.population_total
- 950,000
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
- Settlement.blank_name_sec2
- Primary airport
- Settlement.blank_info_sec2
- Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport
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- Etymology
- Geography and boundaries
- Seats of Kuyavia
- History
- Middle Ages
- Polish fragmentation
- Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
- Partitions of Poland
- Republic of Poland
- Cities and towns
- Sports
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Kuyavia (; ), also referred to as Cujavia, is a historical region in north-central Poland, situated on the left bank of Vistula, as well as east from Noteć River and Lake Gopło. It is divided into three traditional parts: north-western (with the capital in Bydgoszcz), central (the capital in Inowrocław or Kruszwica), and south-eastern (the capital in Włocławek or Brześć Kujawski).
==Etymology== The name Kuyavia first appeared in written sources in the 1136 Bull of Gniezno (, Latin: Ex commisso nobis) issued by Pope Innocent II, and was then mentioned in many documents from medieval times. It is also mentioned in the chronicles of Wincenty Kadłubek.