Krobia

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Krobia
Coat of arms of Krobia
Coat of arms
Krobia (Poland)
Krobia
Krobia
Coordinates: 51°47′N 16°59′E / 51.783, 16.983
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Gostyń
Gmina Krobia
Area
 - Total 7.05 km² (2.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 4,022
 - Density 570.5/km² (1,477.6/sq mi)
Postal code 63-840
Website: http://www.krobia.pl
The Town hall

Krobia [ˈkrɔbja] is a city situated in the western part of Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship. Center of small folklore region - Biskupizna.

[edit] Monuments

  • Romanesque St. Giles church from the beginning of 12th century (consecrated in 1140), founded by Władysław I Herman, one of the oldest churches in Greater Poland
  • Baroque St. Nicholas Church from 1763, tower rebuilt in 1986 after collapse
  • Baroque Holy Spirit Church from 1745
  • Town hall from the middle of 19th century
  • old evangelical school

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Coordinates: 51°47′00″N, 16°59′00″E