Bydgoszcz | city, capital city of state/province/region, second-level administrative division

Poland / Kujawsko-Pomorskie / Bydgoszcz /
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Bydgoszcz (['bidgɔʂtʂ]; German: Bromberg; Latin: Bydgostia) is a city in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers, with a population of 369,151 (2004), agglomeration more than 400 000, which makes it the 8th biggest city in Poland. It has been the capital of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of the Bydgoszcz Voivodeship (1947-1998) and before that, of the Pomeranian Voivodeship (1945-1947). Since 1999 it is also the seat of Bydgoszcz County.
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Coordinates:   53°7'47"N   18°2'6"E