Czarnków

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Czarnków
Coat of arms of Czarnków
Coat of arms
Czarnków (Poland)
Czarnków
Czarnków
Coordinates: 52°54′N 16°34′E / 52.9, 16.567
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Czarnków-Trzcianka
Gmina Czarnków (urban gmina)
Area
 - Total 9.7 km² (3.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 11,356
 - Density 1,170.7/km² (3,032.2/sq mi)
Postal code 64-700
Website: http://www.czarnkow.pl

Czarnków [ˈt​͡ʂarnkuf] (German: Scharnikau) is a town in Poland in Czarnków-Trzcianka County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, previously in Piła Voivodeship (1975-1998). It has 13,000 inhabitants.

The town lies on the Noteć river. Because there are many hills around the town, the area is called Szwajcaria Czarnkowska ("Czarnków's Switzerland").

From 1772-1919 the town belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia and Imperial Germany.

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Coordinates: 52°54′N, 16°34′E