Inowroclaw
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 Inowrocław
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| Coordinates: 52°47′35″N 18°15′40″E / 52.79306°N 18.26111°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian | ||
| County | Inowrocław County | ||
| Gmina | Inowrocław (urban gmina) | ||
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| • Mayor | Ryszard Brejza | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 30.42 km2 (11.75 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 100 m (300 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 85 m (279 ft) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 74,803 | ||
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 88-100 to 88-115 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+48) 52 | ||
| Car plates | CIN | ||
| Website | http://www.inowroclaw.pl | ||
Inowrocław (Polish pronunciation: ['inɔˈvrɔt͡swaf]; German: Hohensalza; until 1904: Inowrazlaw, rarely Jungbreslau) is a city in north-central Poland with a total population of 74,803 in 2014. It is situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, previously in the Bydgoszcz Voivodeship (1975–1998).
Inowrocław is an industrial town located about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Bydgoszcz known for its saltwater baths and salt mines. The town is the 5th largest agglomeration in its voivodeship, and is a major railway junction, where the west-east line (Poznań - Toruń) crosses the Polish Coal Trunk-Line from Chorzów to Gdynia.
The town was first mentioned in 1185 as Novo Wladislaw, possibly in honor of Władysław I Herman or after the settlers from Włocławek. Many inhabitants of Włocławek settled in Inowrocław fleeing flooding. In 1236, the settlement was renamed Juveni Wladislawia. It was incorporated two years later by Casimir Conradowicz. From 1466 to 1772, Inowrocław was the capital of Poland's Inowrocław Voivodeship, which covered northern Kuyavia. The town's development was aided by the discovery of extensive salt deposits in the vicinity during the 15th century.
Inowrocław was annexed to the Kingdom of Prussia in February 1772 during the First Partition of Poland and added to the Netze District. Following the Franco-Prussian Treaty in July 1807, Inowrocław was transferred to the newly created Duchy of Warsaw, which was a client state of the French Empire. The city was a headquarters for Napoleon Bonaparte during his 1812 invasion of Russia. Following the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Inowrocław (as first Inowraclaw and later Inowrazlaw) was transferred back to Prussia as part of the Grand Duchy of Posen. It flourished after the establishment of a railway junction in 1872 and a spa in 1875. The city and the region were renamed Hohensalza on December 5, 1904. It was electrified in 1908.
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