Kikół

Also known as Kikul

Kikół is a town in Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kikół. It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Kikolskie in the Dobrzyń Land.

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Settlement.name: Kikół
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Kościół par.p.w.św.Wojciecha w Kikole5 N. Chylińska.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Saint Adalbert church in Kikół
Settlement.image_shield: POL gmina Kikół COA.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Lipno
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kikół
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1236
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kikół
Population: 1991
Area: 4.00
Official website: www.kikol.pl
Image: Kikol church.jpg
Licence plate code: CLI

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native label: Kikół
Commons category: Kikół
male population: 993
female population: 998
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==History== thumb|left|Early 20th-century view of Kikół The village was first mentioned in 1236. It was located on a trade route connecting Płock and Płońsk with Toruń. In 1685, it became a possession of of Ogończyk coat of arms. Kikół became the seat of the Zboiński family, and Ignacy Antoni Zboiński built a new palace. In 1827, Kikół was visited by young Fryderyk Chopin, who gave a concert at the palace.