Włocławek
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Collage of views of Włocławek. Top: View of Old Town, Middle of left: The monument on the Liberty Square, Center: Przechodnia Street, Middle of right: Cathedral, Bottom left: Shopping center Wzorcownia in faiance factory, Bottom right: The Bridge of Marschall Edward Rydz-Śmigły
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 Włocławek
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| Coordinates: 52°39′33″N 19°04′05″E / 52.65917°N 19.06806°E | |||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian | ||
| Powiat | city county | ||
| Established | 10th century | ||
| Town rights | 1255 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Marek Wojtkowski | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 84.32 km2 (32.56 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • City | 113,939 | ||
| • Density | 1,351/km2 (3,500/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 210,516 (2005) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 87-800 to 87-810, 87-812, 87-814, 87-816 to 87-818, 87-822 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 54 | ||
| Car plates | CW | ||
| Website | http://www.wloclawek.pl | ||
Włocławek [vwɔt͡sˈwavɛk] is a city in central Poland, situated on the rivers Vistula (Wisła) and Zgłowiączka, with a population of 113,939 (December 2014). It is located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and until 1999 it was the capital of Włocławek Voivodeship.
The history of Włocławek stretches back to the Iron Age: archeological excavations conducted on the site of today's city uncovered the remains of a settlement belonging to the Lausitz culture, on which around 500 years later a settlement of Pomeranian culture had been established. Traces of settlements dating from the Roman period and the early Middle Ages have also been excavated and uncovered.
Precise dating of the city's founding has proven difficult. Since the 16th century there is conflicting data in relation to the establishment of the town. Part of the confusion lies with varying attributions of the city's name (which was derived from the first name Władysław, or Vladislav) to three rulers: Władysław II the Exile, his grandfather Władysław I Herman, or Vladislav II of Bohemia.
An assistant to the Archbishop of Gniezno was mentioned as residing in the town in 1123 and the Diocese of Włocławek (Latin: Vladislaviensis) in Kuyavia in the bull issued by Pope Eugene III in 1148. The first bishop of Włocławek, whose name appears in the bull, was Warner, and he was followed by an Italian named Onoldius. The diocese was also recorded as "Włocławek and Pomerania" (Vladislaviensis et Pomeraniae).
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