Dobrzyń nad Wisłą

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Dobrzyń nad Wisłą (German: Dobrin an der Weichsel) is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It lies on the Vistula River in the vicinity of Włocławek. As of 2004 the town had a population of 2,400.

[edit] History

Settlement in the Dobrzyń Land is dated as far back as 1065. The crusading Order of Dobrzyń was granted Dobrzyń as a base in 1228, although the knights were later incorporated into the Teutonic Order. The town was accorded city rights by the beginning of the 13th century, and Dobrzyń was the capital of a principality until the beginning of the 14th century. A castle was constructed by the Order of Dobrzyń, but it was destroyed in 1409 in a war with Poland.

[edit] Famous people

• Adam Adamandy Kochański, a 17th century mathematician
• Marian Kowalski, a 19th century astronomer

[edit] External link

• History of the castle (Polish)

Coordinates: 52°39′N, 19°20′E