Włocławek
Włocławek is a town in northern Poland in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship with a population of 117,785 (June 2009). It has a large Jewish community. In 1939, when the Nazis invaded, the Jewish people of this town were the first to have to wear yellow Stars of David.
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 52°39′33″N 19°04′05″E / 52.65917°N 19.06806°ECoordinates: 52°39′33″N 19°04′05″E / 52.65917°N 19.06806°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| Powiat | city county |
| Established | tenth century |
| Town rights | 1255 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrzej Pałucki |
| Area | |
| • City | 84.32 km2 (32.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • City | 117,785 |
| • Density | 1,396.88/km2 (3,617.90/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 243 000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87-800 to 87-810, 87-812, 87-814, 87-816 to 87-818, 87-822 |
| Car plates | CW |
| Website | http://www.wloclawek.pl |
Twin Areas
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Włocławek Media
17th-century drawing of the medieval castle in Włocławek
View for a Kopernik Square in Włocławek on photograph by Bolesław Sztejner, made in 1896 year. On the photograph there is a nowadays Diocese Museum (on the left) and non-existent, firts Orthodox church in Włocławek (last building on the right side).
Monument of the Home Army, the leading Polish resistance movement in World War II
Memorial at the site of the former World War II ghetto
Saint Vitalis church in Włocławek
Basilica Cathedral of the St. Mary Assumption
Sundial on the Cathedral wall
Włocławek – katedra, most, pałac biskupi
The illuminate of brewery "B" have been started to work on 27 February 2014.
Amber Palace (Pałac Bursztynowy)
