Kowal
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Kowal 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).
Kowal is also a popular Polish surname. It means 'smith' (as in 'blacksmith') and has many derivatives: Kowalski, Kowalczyk, etc.