Wągrowiec
Sign in to saveWągrowiec () is a town in west-central Poland, from both Poznań and Bydgoszcz. Since the 18th century, it has been the 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 (), 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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- Zespół klasztorny cystersów kościół, obecnie parafialny pw. Wniebowzięcia NMP z 2. połowy XVIII w., 1946-62 w Wągrowcu.jpg
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- Cistercian monastery
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- Voivodeship
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- Greater Poland
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- Wągrowiec
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- Gmina
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- Wągrowiec (urban gmina)
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- Alicja Trytt
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- 1381
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Wągrowiec () is a town in west-central Poland, from both Poznań and Bydgoszcz. Since the 18th century, it has been the 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 (), on the river Wełna and its tributaries, Nielba and Struga, as well as on the shores of Durów Lake.
==Geography== The region around the town is rich in lakes. The town itself sits in the middle of Lake Durowskie (). The Wągrowiec municipal area boasts a rare attraction: two rivers, the Nielba and Wełna cross there, without commingling.