Kcynia
Appearance
Kcynia | |
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Coordinates: 52°59′31″N 17°29′4″E / 52.99194°N 17.48444°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Nakło |
Gmina | Kcynia |
Area | |
• Total | 6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 4,679 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Postal code | 89-240 |
Website | http://www.kcynia.pl |
Kcynia [ˈkt͡sɨɲa] (German: Exin) is a town in Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,712 inhabitants (2004). It has several churches. In 1913, the town had a population of 4,000, including 3,000 Roman Catholics, 800 Protestants, and 200 Jews.[1] In 1939, the Jewish synagogue was destroyed by the Germans.[1]
Notable residents
- Bernadetta Blechacz (1955- ), Polish Olympian javelin thrower
- Ismar Isidor Boas (1858-1938), German gastroenterologist
- Jan Czochralski (1885-1953), Polish chemist
- Otto Krümmel (1854-1912), German geographer
- Mieczysław Rakowski (1926-2008), Polish communist politician and Prime Minister