Brodnica
Brodnica [brɔdˈɲit͡sa] ⓘ (German: Strasburg in Westpreußen or Strasburg an der Drewenz) is a town in northern Poland with 28,574 inhabitants as of 2014. It is the seat of Brodnica County in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The nearby Brodnica Landscape Park, a protected area, gets its name from Brodnica.
Brodnica | |
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Market Square | |
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Brodnica Brodnica | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′35″N 19°23′44″E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Brodnica County |
| Gmina | Brodnica (urban gmina) |
| Established | 13th century |
| Town rights | 1298 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jarosław Radacz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.87 km2 (8.83 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
| • Total | 28,536 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87–300 to 87–302 |
| Area code | +48 56 |
| Car plates | CBR |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://www.brodnica.pl |
Brodnica is the capital of the district whose present quarter Michałowo, a settlement mentioned as early as in 1138 and then in 1240 as castrum Michałowo, hides relics from Neolithic era. As it is confirmed in old documents Michałowo was the capital of the Masovian Castellany. The town was chosen owing to its good position on the Drwęca (on the trade route leading from Masovia to Prussia) and a customs house between Dobrzyń and Chełmno Land (mentioned in 1252).