Gniewkowo

Gniewkowo (Polish pronunciation: ) is a town in Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland with a population of 7,301 inhabitants (2005). It is located within the historic region of Kuyavia.

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Settlement.name: Gniewkowo
Settlement.image_skyline: SM Gniewkowo ratusz (1) ID 739463.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Town hall in Gniewkowo
Settlement.image_shield: POL Gniewkowo 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: Inowrocław
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina

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Founded in the Middle Ages and first recorded in 1185, from 1314 to 1364 Gniewkowo was the seat of a local line of the Piast dynasty, and then a royal town of Poland. During World War II, it was the site of German Nazi massacres of some 4,000 Poles. It is located on the Polish 353 railway line connecting Poznań with Toruń and Olsztyn.