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Biskupiec, Nowe Miasto County
Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Biskupiec [bisˈkupjɛt͡s] is a village in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Biskupiec. It lies approximately 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and 80 km (50 mi) south-west of the provincial capital of Olsztyn and 100 km (62 mi) south-east of the regional metropole of Gdańsk.
Biskupiec was a town from 1331 to 1946, when it lost its town rights due to heavy devastation during World War II.[2] Preserved heritage sights include the Saint John of Nepomuk and Our Lady of the Rosary church and the Gmina Office.
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Notable people
- Czesław Michniewicz (born 1970), Polish football coach, grew up in Biskupiec
References
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