Piła facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Piła
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship |  Greater Poland |
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| County | Piła County | ||
| Gmina | Piła (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 14th century | ||
| Town rights | before 1449 | ||
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| • Total | 102.68 km2 (39.64 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 134 m (440 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 50 m (160 ft) | ||
| Population
(2006)
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| • Total | 75,044 | ||
| • Density | 730.85/km2 (1,892.90/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postal code |
64-900, 64-920, 64-931, 64-933 to 64-935, 64-970
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| Area code(s) | +48 067 | ||
| Car plates | PP | ||
| Climate | Dfb | ||
| Website | http://www.pila.pl | ||
Piła (German: Schneidemühl) is a town in northwestern Poland. In 2006, 75,044 people lived there. Piła is the largest town in the northern part of Great Poland. It is the capital of Piła County.
Images for kids
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During the reign of King Casimir IV Jagiellon Piła became a royal city of the Kingdom of Poland
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King Stephen Báthory confirmed old privileges of Piła in 1576 and moved the weekly market from Thursdays to Mondays
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Birthplace of Stanisław Staszic, a leading figure of Polish Enlightenment
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19th-century lithograph of the city
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Barracks in Piła in 1915
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Pre-war Polish Consulate, today a museum
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A monument commemorating Poles imprisoned in the German Nazi camp Albatros in 1939
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Piła Główna railway station
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The Holy Family Church in Piła
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Stanisław Staszic monument in Piła
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See also
In Spanish: Piła para niños
