# Koronowo

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For other places with the same name, see [Koronowo (disambiguation)](/source/Koronowo_(disambiguation)).

Place in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Koronowo Town square Flag Coat of arms Koronowo Coordinates: 53°19′0″N 17°56′0″E / 53.31667°N 17.93333°E / 53.31667; 17.93333 Country Poland Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian County Bydgoszcz Gmina Koronowo Established 7th century Town rights 1370 Government • Mayor Patryk Stanisław Mikołajewski Area • Total 28.18 km2 (10.88 sq mi) Population (2024[1]) • Total 10,679 • Density 379.0/km2 (981.5/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 86-010 Car plates CBY National roads Website http://www.koronowo.pl/

**Koronowo** (Polish pronunciation: [\[kɔrɔˈnɔvɔ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Polish); [German](/source/German_language): *[Krone / Crone an der Brahe](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/21/Krone_an_der_Brahe_-_Polnisch_Krone.ogg/Krone_an_der_Brahe_-_Polnisch_Krone.ogg.mp3)[ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Krone_an_der_Brahe_-_Polnisch_Krone.ogg)*, archaic *Polnisch Krone*) is a town on the [Brda River](/source/Brda_River) in north-central [Poland](/source/Poland), located in the [Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship](/source/Kuyavian-Pomeranian_Voivodeship),[1] 25 km from [Bydgoszcz](/source/Bydgoszcz), with 10,679 inhabitants (2024). It is located in the historic region of [Kuyavia](/source/Kuyavia).

The town of Koronowo has an area of 2,818 [ha](/source/Hectare) and this makes it one of the largest towns in [Bydgoszcz County](/source/Bydgoszcz_County). The Koronowo [municipality](/source/Municipality) has an area of 41,170 ha and 23,052 inhabitants.

## History

Panorama of Koronowo

In the [Early Middle Ages](/source/Early_Middle_Ages), a [Slavic stronghold](/source/Gr%C3%B3d) was built in present-day Koronowo.[2] It was included into the emerging Polish state in the 10th century and finally integrated with it in the 12th century.[2] In 1288 the [Cistercians](/source/Cistercians) from nearby [Byszewo](/source/Byszewo%2C_Kuyavian-Pomeranian_Voivodeship) founded an [abbey](/source/Abbey) in Koronowo.[2] The settlement prospered due to its location at the intersection of [trade routes](/source/Trade_route) from [Kuyavia](/source/Kuyavia) and [Greater Poland](/source/Greater_Poland) to [Gdańsk](/source/Gda%C5%84sk), and from the [Chełmno Land](/source/Che%C5%82mno_Land) to [Western Pomerania](/source/Pomerania).[2] In 1359 King [Casimir III the Great](/source/Casimir_III_the_Great) vested it with [town privileges](/source/Town_privileges), which however were not implemented[2] until 1370. The name Koronowo comes from the word *korona* ("crown"). Administratively it was located within the [Inowrocław Voivodeship](/source/Inowroc%C5%82aw_Voivodeship) in the [Greater Poland Province](/source/Greater_Poland_Province%2C_Crown_of_the_Kingdom_of_Poland).[3] A significant [battle](/source/Battle_of_Koronowo) took place nearby in 1410 during the [Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War](/source/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian%E2%80%93Teutonic_War), in which [Poland](/source/Crown_of_the_Kingdom_of_Poland) defeated the [Teutonic Knights](/source/Teutonic_Knights).

King [Casimir IV of Poland](/source/Casimir_IV_of_Poland) by virtue of [privileges](/source/Privilege_(law)) of 1476 and 1484, established two annual [fairs](/source/Fair) and a weekly market.[3] Among the main activities of the population were [crafts](/source/Craft), [pottery](/source/Pottery), [brewing](/source/Brewing) and agriculture.[3] In the 17th and early 18th century Koronowo suffered due to [Swedish](/source/Swedish_Empire) invasions, the [Great Northern War](/source/Great_Northern_War) and epidemics.[3] King [Augustus III of Poland](/source/Augustus_III_of_Poland) established two more annual fairs to help revive the town.[3]

As part of the [First Partition of Poland](/source/First_Partition_of_Poland), Koronowo became part of [Prussia](/source/Kingdom_of_Prussia) in 1772. The town of Koronowo was the administrative seat of the Koronowo district in the newly formed province of [West Prussia](/source/West_Prussia). To distinguish it from the city of [Deutsch Krone (Wałcz)](/source/Wa%C5%82cz), it was called *Polnisch Krone*. From 1807 to 1815, during the [Napoleonic era](/source/Napoleonic_era) it was part of the Polish [Duchy of Warsaw](/source/Duchy_of_Warsaw) and in 1815, after the duchy's dissolution, it fell back to Prussia.

Market Square, before 1928

In 1871, the town became part of [Germany](/source/German_Reich). Until the end of [World War I](/source/World_War_I), it was part of the [Bromberg district](/source/Kreis_Bromberg) in the [Prussian](/source/Prussia) [Province of Posen](/source/Province_of_Posen). The narrow-gauge railway from [Bydgoszcz (Bromberg)](/source/Bydgoszcz) was opened in 1895, followed by the standard-gauge railway from [Tuchola (Tuchel)](/source/Tuchola) in 1909–1914. Due to the provisions of the [Versailles Treaty](/source/Treaty_of_Versailles), the town along with the entire Bromberg district had to be ceded by Germany to the [Second Polish Republic](/source/Second_Polish_Republic) in 1919. It was part of the [Poznań Voivodeship](/source/Pozna%C5%84_Voivodeship_(1919%E2%80%931939)) from 1919 to 1938 and of the [Pomeranian Voivodeship](/source/Pomeranian_Voivodeship_(1919%E2%80%931939)) from 1938 to 1939. 620 Jews lived in Koronowo in 1871, and 40 in 1933.[4]

Polish prisoners in [German-occupied](/source/Occupation_of_Poland_(1939%E2%80%931945)) Koronowo ([World War II](/source/World_War_II))

13 Polish soldiers were killed on September 2, 1939, during the German [invasion of Poland](/source/Invasion_of_Poland), which started [World War II](/source/World_War_II).[5] In mid-September 1939, the German *[Einsatzgruppe IV](/source/Einsatzgruppen)* entered the town to commit [atrocities against the population](/source/Nazi_crimes_against_the_Polish_nation).[6] During the [German occupation](/source/Occupation_of_Poland_(1939%E2%80%931945)), the [Polish](/source/Polish_people) population was subject to mass arrests, [expulsions](/source/Expulsion_of_Poles_by_Nazi_Germany) and massacres. The Germans established a prison for Poles,[7] in which 606 people died.[5] Many Polish inhabitants of Koronowo and nearby villages were murdered by the Germans in nearby [Buszkowo](/source/Buszkowo%2C_Bydgoszcz_County) on 5–6 October 1939 and in the forest near Koronowo on 26 October 1939.[8] Among the victims were local merchants, craftsmen and pre-war mayor Maksymilian Talaśka.[8] The Germans burned the bodies of the victims in attempt to cover up the crime.[8] Koronowo was captured by the Soviets in January 1945 and restored to Poland.

## Sport

- [Victoria Koronowo](/source/Victoria_Koronowo) - football club

## Gallery

		- [Gothic](/source/Gothic_architecture)-[Baroque](/source/Baroque_architecture) Church of the Assumption of Mary

		- Town Hall (*Ratusz*)

		- [Battle of Koronowo](/source/Battle_of_Koronowo) monument

		- [Brda river](/source/Brda_(river)) in Koronowo

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TERYT_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TERYT_1-1) ["Główny Urząd Statystyczny"](https://eteryt.stat.gov.pl/eTeryt/rejestr_teryt/udostepnianie_danych/baza_teryt/uzytkownicy_indywidualni/wyszukiwanie/wyszukiwanie.aspx?contrast=default) [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (*minimum 3 characters*), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (*Search*).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kor_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kor_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-kor_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-kor_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-kor_2-4) ["Historia miasta. Od ustroju plemiennego do cystersów"](https://www.koronowo.pl/gmina/historia/historia-miasta?showall=&start=2). *Gmina Koronowo* (in Polish). Retrieved 10 May 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kor2_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kor2_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-kor2_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-kor2_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-kor2_3-4) ["Historia miasta. Dzieje do okresu zaborów"](https://www.koronowo.pl/gmina/historia/historia-miasta?showall=&start=5). *Gmina Koronowo* (in Polish). Retrieved 10 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["JewishGen Locality Page - Koronowo, Poland"](https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/community.php?usbgn=-509807&scale=K). JewishGen.org. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kor3_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kor3_5-1) ["Historia miasta. Mroczny czas okupacji"](https://www.koronowo.pl/gmina/historia/historia-miasta?showall=&start=9). *Gmina Koronowo* (in Polish). Retrieved 10 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). *Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion* (in Polish). Warszawa: [IPN](/source/Institute_of_National_Remembrance). p. 55.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Wardzyńska, p. 111

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mw_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mw_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-mw_8-2) Wardzyńska, p. 161

## External links

- [Municipal website](http://www.koronowo.pl) (in Polish)

- [Koronowo portal](https://web.archive.org/web/20051029095859/http://kwpi.w.interia.pl/) (in Polish)

- [Koronowo - camera on-line](http://www.koronowo.pl/index.php?dzial=334) (in Polish)

- [Satellite photo from Google Maps](https://maps.google.com/?ll=53.310673,17.943077&spn=0.017308,0.040255&t=k)

- Okoń, Emanuel (2016). [*The Historical Atlas of Polish Towns - Kujavia - Koronowo*](http://atlasmiast.umk.pl/pliki/koronowo/AHMP_Koronowo_intro.pdf) (PDF) (in multiple languages). Vol. 2, book 2. Ministry for Science and Higher Education. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788323134930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788323134930).

- [Koronowo Zamek (Prison 1941-1945)](https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polish_inmates_in_Koronowo_prison.jpg)

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