Kowal (town)
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Saint Ursula Church in Kowal | |||
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Coordinates: 52°31′57″N 19°8′42″E / 52.53250°N 19.14500°E / 52.53250; 19.14500 | |||
Country | Poland | ||
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian | ||
County | Włocławek | ||
Gmina | Kowal (urban gmina) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
• Total | 3,484 | ||
• Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | ||
Postal code | 87-820 | ||
Website | http://www.kowal.eu/ |
Kowal [ˈkɔval] is a town in Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,478 inhabitants (2004).
The town is the birthplace of Casimir III, King of Poland (born in 1310).
The town is located on Poland's most important north-south highway, National Road 1 (DK1). The town bypass for this road was opened in December, 2007, allowing heavy traffic to avoid the town center. The A1 motorway passes just to the north-east of the town
Coordinates: 52°32′N 19°10′E / 52.533°N 19.167°E / 52.533; 19.167
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