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Wloclawek (pronounce: Media:Wloclawek.ogg|[vȗoʦ'wavek]]]) is a town in central Poland on the Vistula river, with population of approximately 123 000. It is situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship and until 1999 it was the capital of the Wloclawek Voivodship.1 History
2 Diocese of Wloclawek
The diocese Vladislaviensis , Polish: Wloclawek in Cuyavia , near Plock, was first mentioned in a papal bull issued by Pope Eugene III in 1148. The first bishop of Wloclawek was Warner, whose name appears in the 1148 bull, then Onoldius from Italy. At some time the diocese was recorded as Vladislaviensis et Pomeraniae.
The name Vladislaviensis and the timeframe point to Wladyslaw II the Exile or his grandfather Wladyslaw I Herman as well as Vladislav I, King of Bohemia as possible namegivers. Various unsubstantiated claims as to various different years of establishment have been made by several Polish historians, starting in the 16th century.
For reference see Catholic Encyclopedia outside link: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15680b.htm
3 Sports
4 Major corporations
- Anwil SA
- Fabryka Lin i Drutu Drumet SA
5 Education
- Wyzsza Szkola Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna
- Wyzsza Szkola Informatyki in LódzLodz (pronounce: Media:Lodz. ogg|['wud]]]) is the second largest city (population 776,297 in 2004) of Poland, located in the centre of the country. It is the capital of the Lodz Voivodship. History Agricultural Lodz The first written source mentioning Lod, branch in Wloclawek
6 External link:
The official web page of Wloclawek (Polish)
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