Chodecz is a small town in
Włocławek County
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Włocławek County ( pl, powiat włocławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish ...
in the
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as Cuiavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or simply Kujawsko-Pomorskie, or Kujawy-Pomerania Province ( pl, województwo kujawsko-pomorskie ) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divid ...
of
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
. It is situated in Central Poland, midway between
Lubień Kujawski and
Przedecz
Przedecz (; german: Moosburg) is a historic town in Koło County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship of Poland, with 1,779 inhabitants (2006).
Geography
The town is situated in central Poland, midway between Chodecz and Kłodawa. It is located a ...
. It is about north of
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of cant ...
, west of
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is official ...
and south of
Włocławek
Włocławek (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Leslau) is a city located in central Poland along the Vistula (Wisła) River and is bordered by the Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park. As of December 2021, the population of the city is 106,928. Loc ...
. The southwest side of Chodecz borders on Lake Chodeckie. During the Nazi occupation, the city was named Godetz. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,244.
Demographics
Detailed data as of 31 December 2021:
Number of inhabitants by year
Landmarks
* parish church; Dominic from 1849 to 1850, Gothic
* cemetery complex of buildings, which includes: Chapel St. James from 1799, late Baroque, columbarium and the house brothers hospital
References
Cities and towns in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Włocławek County
Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919–1939)
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