Kolno
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Podlaskie | ||
| Powiat : | Kolno | ||
| Area : | 25.07 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 53 ° 25 ' N , 21 ° 56' E | ||
| Residents : | 10,464 (June 30, 2016) | ||
| Postal code : | 18-500 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 86 | ||
| License plate : | BKL | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Rail route : | Johannisburg – Kolno , discontinued in 1923 | ||
| Next international airport : | Warsaw | ||
| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Borough | ||
| Residents: | 10,214 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Community number ( GUS ): | 2006011 | ||
| administration | |||
| Mayor : | Andrzej Duda | ||
| Address: | ul. Wojska Polskiego 20 18-500 Kolno |
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| Website : | www.umkolno.pl | ||
Kolno ( Lithuanian Kolnas ; Belarusian Кольна Kolna ) is a city in the powiat Kolneński of the Podlaskie Voivodeship , Poland .
geography
The city is located around 150 kilometers northeast of the state capital Warsaw.
history
In 1425 Kolno received city rights under Kulm law .
local community
Borough
The city of Kolno forms an independent municipality ( gmina miejska ).
Rural community
The rural community ( gmina wiejska ) Kolno, to which the city of Kolno itself does not belong, has an area of 282.13 km², on which (as of June 30, 2019) 8601 people live.
Attractions
- Former synagogue
traffic
During the First World War, Kolno station briefly served as the end point of the standard-gauge railway line Johannisburg – Kolno . 1915–1973 the Myszyniec – Kolno narrow-gauge railway was in operation.
Kolno is located at the junction of provincial road 647 to the country Straße 63 .
Personalities
- Max Brusto (Polish: Motek Brustowiecki; 1906–1998), German journalist and writer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .