Kutno
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Town Hall in Kutno
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| Motto: Kutno – Miasto Róż Kutno – City of Roses |
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 Kutno
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| Coordinates: 52°14′N 19°22′E / 52.233°N 19.367°E | ||
| Country | Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Łódź | |
| County | Kutno County | |
| Gmina | Kutno (urban gmina) | |
| Town rights | 1386 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Zbigniew Paweł Burzyński | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 33.59 km2 (12.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 47,557 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 99–300 to 99–302 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 24 | |
| Car plates | EKU | |
| Website | um |
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Kutno [ˈkutnɔ] is a town located in central Poland with 48,000 inhabitants (2005) and an area of 33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi). Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), previously part of Płock Voivodeship (1975–1998), it is the capital of Kutno County.
Kutno was historically the center of a large Jewish community. In 1900, 10,356 Jews lived there. It was the birthplace of a famed Polish writer Sholem Ash.
During the Invasion of Poland in 1939, Polish armies under General Tadeusz Kutrzeba conducted an offensive in and around Kutno, a battle that was later named the Battle of the Bzura.
Based on its central location and the intersection of multiple rail lines, Kutno is one of the most important railroad junctions in Poland. Two main lines cross there (Łódź – Toruń and Warsaw – Poznań). Another connection also starts in Kutno, which connects the town to Płock.
Kutno is located in the northern part of Łódź province and is 20 kilometres (12 miles) to the northwest of the geographical center of Poland.
According to data from 1 January 2009, the area of the town amounts to 33.59 square kilometres (12.97 sq mi).
According to the physical–geographic division of Poland, the town is placed on the western edge of Kutno plain, which is the part of Middle–Masovia macro region. At the south of Kutno plain, Kutno straddles the boundary of the Łowicko – Błońska plain, which belongs to the same region and the Kłodawa Upland plain, which spreads in the west, and is counted in the southern Greater Poland. To the north of the Przedecz – Gostynin line Kujawskie lakeland begins, which is included in the Greater Poland lakeland.
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