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Kcynia

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Kcynia

Population
  
4,679 (2006)

County
  
Nakło

Postal code
  
89-240

Area
  
6.84 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 2:52 PM

Kcynia

Weather
  
6°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 65% Humidity

Voivodeship
  
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kcynia [ˈkt͡sɨɲa] (German: Exin) is a town in Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,712 inhabitants (2004). It has several churches. In 1913, the town had a population of 4,000, including 3,000 Roman Catholics, 800 Protestants, and 200 Jews. In 1939, the Jewish temple was destroyed by the Germans.

Contents

Map of Kcynia, Poland

Notable residents

  • Ismar Isidor Boas (1858–1938), German gastroenterologist
  • Jan Czochralski (1885-1953), Polish chemist
  • Otto Krümmel (1854–1912), German geographer
  • References

    Kcynia Wikipedia