Country Poland Gmina Strzelno Population 6,054 (2006) | County Mogilno Postal code 88-320 Area 4.46 km² Local time Wednesday 10:11 PM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 88% Humidity Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship | ||
Strzelno [ˈstʂɛlnɔ] (German: Strelno) is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The town is located 18 km (11.18 mi) south of Inowrocław. According to the June 2005 Census, the population numbered 12,486.
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Map of Strzelno, Poland
History
Establishment of the city is connected with the person of Piotr Włostowic, a duke of Bolesław III Wrymouth. He is considered the founder of the Church of St. Cross. In the eighties of the 12th century, in what was then the village Strzelno, a Norbertine nuns convent was founded. The monastery church originally bore the name church of St.Trinity, in later years the name was extended to St.Trinity and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Strzelno received city rights in 1231.
Features
The 12th-century church of St Prokop, in the shape of a Roman rotunda, is considered to be one of the best preserved original churches in Poland.
Notable persons
Born in Strzelno: