Popowo
Encyclopedia
Popowo p is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipno
, within Lipno County
, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Lipno and 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Toruń
.
Lech Wałęsa
was born here.
Gmina Lipno, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Gmina Lipno is a rural gmina in Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Lipno, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
, within Lipno County
Lipno County
Lipno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Lipno, which...
, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...
, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Lipno and 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Toruń
Torun
Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....
.
Lech Wałęsa
Lech Wałęsa
Lech Wałęsa is a Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. A charismatic leader, he co-founded Solidarity , the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland between 1990 and 95.Wałęsa was an electrician...
was born here.