Ignacewo | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Greater Poland |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Konin |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Ślesin |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 52.3833°N 44°W |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Registration Plate: | PKN |
Blank Name Sec2: | Voivodeship roads |
Ignacewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ślesin, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10km (10miles) east of Ślesin, 220NaN0 north-east of Konin, and 1040NaN0 east of the regional capital Poznań.
Ignacewo was the site of two battles of the January Uprising between Polish insurgents and Russian troops. The First Battle of Ignacewo on May 8, 1863 was lost by the Poles, while the Second Battle of Ignacewo on June 9, 1863 ended in a Polish victory.[2]