Wełna, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

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Wełna
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Coordinates: 52°46′16″N17°32′0″E / 52.77111°N 17.53333°E / 52.77111; 17.53333 Coordinates: 52°46′16″N17°32′0″E / 52.77111°N 17.53333°E / 52.77111; 17.53333
Country Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County Żnin
Gmina Janowiec Wielkopolski

Wełna [ˈvɛu̯na] (German : Welna) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janowiec Wielkopolski, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. [1]

German language West Germanic language

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Gmina Janowiec Wielkopolski is an urban-rural gmina in Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Janowiec Wielkopolski, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Żnin and 53 km (33 mi) south-west of Bydgoszcz.

Żnin County County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

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