Popowo
For other places with the same name, see Popowo (disambiguation).
| Popowo | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Popowo | |
| Coordinates: 52°46′7″N 19°6′40″E / 52.76861°N 19.11111°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Lipno |
| Gmina | Gmina Lipno |
Popowo [pɔˈpɔvɔ] (German: Papenfeld) is a village in north-central Poland, in the administrative district of Gmina Lipno, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Lipno, 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Wloclawek, and 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Toruń.
Lech Wałęsa was born here. [2]
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ "Wałęsa, Lech", in Biographical Dictionary of European Labor Leaders: M-Z, A. T. Lane, ed. (Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995) p1019. Although there are numerous villages in Poland named "Popowo", the 1995 source describes the location as "Popowo near Lipno". The birthplace is also described as "Popowo, near Wloclawek", see "Wałęsa, Lech", in Encyclopedia of the Developing World: O-Z, Thomas M. Leonard, ed. (Taylor & Francis, 2006) p1675
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Coordinates: 52°46′7″N 19°6′40″E / 52.76861°N 19.11111°E