Kowal (town)
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Coordinates: 52°31′57″N 19°8′42″E / 52.53250°N 19.14500°ECoordinates: 52°31′57″N 19°8′42″E / 52.53250°N 19.14500°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Włocławek |
Gmina | Kowal (urban gmina) |
Area | |
• Total | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,484 |
• Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Postal code | 87-820 |
Website | http://www.kowal.eu/ |
Kowal [ˈkɔval] is a town in Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,478 inhabitants (2004).[1]
The town is located on Poland's most important north-south highway, National Road 1 (DK1). The town bypass for this road was opened in December, 2007, allowing heavy traffic to avoid the town center. The A1 motorway passes just to the northeast of the town.
Its local association football team is Kujawiak Kowal.
Notable people[]
The town is the birthplace of Casimir III, King of Poland, martyred Roman Catholic priest Dominik Jędrzejewski and famous gamer and cosplayer
References[]
- ^ "Kowal – a charming town in the heart of Poland | Link to Poland". linktopoland.com. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
Categories:
- Cities and towns in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Włocławek County
- Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship
- Warsaw Governorate
- Warsaw Voivodeship (1919–1939)
- Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919–1939)
- Włocławek County geography stubs