Miasteczko Krajeńskie

Town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

53°5′N 17°0′E / 53.083°N 17.000°E / 53.083; 17.000Country

PolandVoivodeshipGreater PolandCountyPiłaGminaMiasteczko KrajeńskieTown rightsBefore 1457Population

• Total1,163Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationPP

Miasteczko Krajeńskie [mjasˈtɛt͡ʂkɔ kraˈjɛɲskʲɛ] is a town in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Miasteczko Krajeńskie.^[1] It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Piła and 77 km (48 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

The town has a population of 1,163.

Miasteczko is a former private town, once located in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.^[2] The adjective Krajeńskie was added to the name after the historical-ethnocultural region of Krajna, within which it is located.

Polish folk hero Michał Drzymała is buried at the local cemetery.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1871	1,116	—
1880	940	−15.8%
1890	932	−0.9%
1900	1,058	+13.5%
1910	1,110	+4.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1925	1,154	+4.0%
1939	1,218	+5.5%
1950	1,059	−13.1%
1960	1,236	+16.7%

Source: ^[3]

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 29.