Józefowo, Gmina Włocławek Explained

Józefowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Włocławek
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Włocławek
Coordinates:52.6278°N 19.1778°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Population Total:200

Józefowo (pronounced as /pl/) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włocławek, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9km (06miles) east of Włocławek and 590NaN0 south-east of Toruń.

History

Jozefowo was laid out in the middle of the forest. The permission to clear the forest was given to the settlers by the bishop of Kuyavian in 1772 without any privilege.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Anton Pytlak, The German colonization efforts on the state domains in the Kingdom of Poland from 1793 to 1864', Verlag Borna-Leipzig 1917