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Żnin is a city in Poland, located within the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship and serving as the capital of Gmina Żnin. The town has a population of 13,268, comprising 6,371 males and 6,897 females. It covers an area of 8.35 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 85 meters above sea level. The city is twinned with Mettmann and Birštonas.
Historically, Żnin has been part of the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire, and Nazi Germany. Its postal code is 88-400. According to GeoNames data, the population is recorded as 14,008, with an elevation of 82 meters. The location is situated in the Europe/Warsaw timezone.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in PL, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, ژنین، لهستان is referenced by 136 other articles, and connects out to Nazi concentration camp, Germany and Poland.
Vinony files it under Cities and towns in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Holocaust locations in Poland and Żnin County.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Weather now
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- Locality
- Żnin
- Region
- województwo kujawsko-pomorskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 14,008
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Żnin
- Settlement.motto
- The EPICenter of Poland
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Town hall tower in Znin (2).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Market square with the medieval tower of the town hall
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Żnin flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Żnin COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kuyavian-Pomeranian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Żnin
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Żnin
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Robert Luchowski
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Żnin
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Żnin
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 13268
- Area
- 8.35
- Elevation
- 85
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Żnin, rynek z lotu ptaka.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Gmina Żnin
Show 10 more facts
- twinned administrative body
- Birštonas
- Commons category
- Żnin
- different from
- Gmina Żnin
- postal code
- 88-400
- native label
- Żnin
- P6482
- Żnin
- male population
- 6371
- female population
- 6897
- P8168
- Turmalina
- P12749
- Tunis
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via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
thumb | Market square with the medieval tower of the town hall The town was established in the 11th century. The name originates from the Polish word "żnieja", meaning harvest or a harvester.
Żnin sits on the Gąsawka river between two lakes – the Żnin Great Lake and the Żnin Small Lake. Both these and the nearby forests are popular tourist attractions.
Do
Ride the narrow gauge rail Żnińska Kolej Powiatowato Biskupin and Wenecja and visit the museums located there Visit Western Town Silverado City
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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On the map
2 mapped locations