Kłecko

Kłecko () () is a town in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland, with 2,632 inhabitants (2010).

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Place details

Locality: Kłecko
Region: województwo wielkopolskie
Country: Polska
Population: 2,648
Timezone: Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Kłecko
Settlement.image_flag: POL Kłecko flag.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Kościół w Kłecku.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Saint George church in Kłecko
Settlement.image_size: 260px
Settlement.image_shield: POL Kłecko COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Greater Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gniezno
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kłecko
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 9th century
Settlement.area_total_km2: 9.61
Settlement.population_as_of: 2010

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2608
Area: 9.61
Elevation: 106
Official website: www.klecko.pl
Image: Kłecko (p.Gniezno) nr 17 A, późnogotycki kościół św.Jerzego i św.Jadwigi (przeb. 1781) f2012-04-22 AdaM.JPG

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Commons category: Kłecko
postal code: 62-270
P8168: Martin Schempp
male population: 1285
female population: 1323
P12749: Hvar

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Kłecko () () is a town in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland, with 2,632 inhabitants (2010).

==History== A Lechitic stronghold was founded in the 9th century, located in the Greater Poland region, which in the 10th century would become the cradle of the emerging Polish state. Kłecko was granted town rights probably by Duke Bolesław the Pious in 1265. It was a royal town of Poland, administratively located in the Gniezno County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province. In 1331, during the Polish–Teutonic War, the Teutonic Knights plundered and destroyed the town, and murdered its defenders. A battle between the Swedish Army and Polish forces stood here on 7 May 1656 during the Deluge (Swedish invasion of Poland). The battle was an important victory for Sweden. A painting picturing the battle can be seen in the museum at the current Home of the Swedish royal family Drottningholm Palace near Stockholm, Sweden.