Pyzdry

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Pyzdry
Franciscan church

Coat of arms
Pyzdry
Coordinates: 52°10′N 17°41′E / 52.167°N 17.683°E / 52.167; 17.683
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Września
Gmina Pyzdry
Area
  Total 12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Elevation 90 m (300 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 3,188
  Density 260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Postal code 62-310
Website http://www.pyzdry.pl/

Pyzdry [ˈpɨzdrɨ] is a town in Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,163 inhabitants (2004).

History

In 1390 the treaty of Pyzdry was signed there. In 1815 the town was the westernmost point of the Russian Empire. There was a narrow-gauge railway in Pyzdry, but it isn't there any more.

Coordinates: 52°10′00″N 17°41′00″E / 52.16667°N 17.68333°E / 52.16667; 17.68333

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