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Chojnice

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Chojnice (; or ; or ) is a town in northern Poland with a population of 38,789 (as of June 2023), near the Tuchola Forest. It is the capital of Chojnice County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

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Settlement.name
Chojnice
Settlement.image_skyline
Ratusz w Chojnicach.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_caption
Historical town hall located at the Rynek (Market Square)
Settlement.image_shield
POL Chojnice COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag
POL Chojnice flag.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
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bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Chojnice
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Chojnice (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Arseniusz Finster
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
11th century

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Chojnice
Population
39275
Area
21.05
Elevation
150
Official website
miasto.chojnice.pl
Image
Ratusz w Chojnicach.jpg
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Chojnice
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Chojnice
native label
Chojnice
male population
18878
female population
20397
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21 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Piast Poland ({{circa|1205}}–1309)
  • State of the Teutonic Order (1309–1466)
  • Kingdom of Poland (1466–1772)
  • Prussia (1772–1871) and German Empire (1871–1920)
  • Infrastructure and Social Developments
  • Germanisation and Polish Resistance
  • Poland (1920–1939)
  • World War II and Nazi German occupation (1939–1945)
  • Chojnice since 1945
  • Demographics
  • Number of inhabitants by year
  • Attractions
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Sport
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Chojnice (; or ; or ) is a town in northern Poland with a population of 38,789 (as of June 2023), near the Tuchola Forest. It is the capital of Chojnice County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Founded in , Chojnice is a former royal city of Poland and was an important center of cloth production. It is home to one of the oldest high schools in Poland, and played a significant role in Polish youth resistance against the Germanisation policies of Prussia following the Partitions of Poland. The town was also the site of several significant battles, and during World War II, German occupiers massacred approximately 2,000 Poles on its outskirts.

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