Gronowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Gronowo (disambiguation).
Gronowo
Village

Wolffów Palace
Gronowo
Coordinates: 53°6′10″N 18°47′24″E / 53.10278°N 18.79000°E / 53.10278; 18.79000
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County Toruń County
Gmina Lubicz
Population 700

Gronowo [ɡrɔˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubicz, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1][2] It lies approximately 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Toruń on national road 15 that runs from Inowrocław to Ostróda.

The village has a population of 700.

History

The village was founded in 1412.[3] Beginning in 1437 the village was owned by the Teutonic Order, and helped support the garrison in Toruń. In the Second Peace of Thorn (1466) ownership passed to the Polish king as crownlands. The king mortgaged the property and from 1520 to 1570 Gronowo was briefly owned by the city council of Toruń. In 1570 it again became a royal holding and in 1639 King Władysław IV enfeeoffed the land, and it then passed through the hands of various noble families. In 1798 the owner was Samuel Wolff of Gronowa. The current Wolffów Palace was built about 1910 replacing an earlier one. In 1920 the Wolff estates were acquired by Prince Władysław (Vladimir Puzyna).[3]

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Coordinates: 53°6′10″N 18°47′24″E / 53.10278°N 18.79000°E / 53.10278; 18.79000

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