Grudziądz
Grudziądz, historically in English Graudence,[1] is a city in Poland. It was in the Toruń Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. Grudziądz is the 4th-largest city in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province. About 95,000 people lived here in 2018.
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Grudziądz | |
|---|---|
| Graudence | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| Founding | 10th ceuntury |
| Town privileges | c. 1222–1231 |
| Government | |
| • President | Maciej Glamowski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 578 km2 (223 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | c. 95,000 |
Grudziądz Media
The Water Gate and the city walls of Grudziądz, 14th/15th century
Siege of Grudziądz by the Swedes in 1655
Grudziądz Town Hall, former Jesuit college building
Grudziądz Castle in the 18th century
19th century view of the Klimek Tower, the last remaining part of the Grudziądz Castle, after its destruction by the Prussian authorities
View of the city between 1914 and 1918
Townhouses on the Market Square
Cityscape of Grudziądz in 1928
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References
- ↑ "Orbus Latinus". Retrieved 9 April 2012.; the form Grudentia is used by, e.g., A. Lentz, Philologus 23 (1866), p. 175.
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