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Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Chojnice |
Gmina | Gmina Chojnice |
Population | 461 |
Krojanty [krɔˈjantɨ] (Kashubian: Krojantë, German: Krojanten) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnice, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies near the Tuchola Forest, approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Chojnice and 97 km (60 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village has a population of 461.
On 1 September 1939, it was the site of the Skirmish of Krojanty which became a propaganda myth of Polish cavalry attacking German tanks.