Czarnków

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Czarnków

Coat of arms

Czarnków

Coordinates: 52°54′N 16°34′E / 52.9, 16.567

Country

Poland

Czarnków (urban gmina)

Area

- Total

9.7 km² (3.7 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

11,356

- Density

1,170.7/km² (3,032.2/sq mi)

Postal code

64-700

Website: http://www.czarnkow.pl

For other places with the same name, see Czarnków (disambiguation).

Czarnków [ˈt͡ʂarnkuf] (German: Scharnikau) is a town in Poland in Czarnków-Trzcianka County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, previously in Piła Voivodeship (1975-1998). It has 13,000 inhabitants.

The town lies on the Noteć river. Because there are many hills around the town, the area is called Szwajcaria Czarnkowska ("Czarnków's Switzerland").

From 1772-1919 the town belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia and Imperial Germany.

[edit] People

Reinhold Sadler - A former Governor of Nevada.
Adam Słodowy - Author and TV host.

Coordinates: 52°54′N, 16°34′E

v • d • e Gminas of Czarnków-Trzcianka County

Seat: Czarnków (urban gmina) Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski • Gmina Trzcianka • Gmina Wieleń Rural gminas: Gmina Czarnków • Gmina Drawsko • Gmina Lubasz • Gmina Połajewo