Kikul ( Polish: Kikół ) is a Polish village, the administrative center of hymns (volosts), is part of the Lipno County , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship . In 1975-1998, it was part of the Wroclaw Voivodeship . The settlement is located on the shore of Lake Kikulsk (Polish. Kikolskie). Near Kikula passes the national highway Szczecin-Warsaw. Lipno , the center of Voivodeship, is 9 km away.
| Village | |||
| Kikul | |||
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| polish Kikół | |||
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| A country |  Poland | ||
| Status | voivodship center | ||
| Voivodship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship | ||
| County | Lipnovsky County | ||
| Rural gmina | Kikul (gmina) | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| First mention | 1236 | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 2,270 people ( 2012 ) | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +48 (+48) 54 | ||
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History
The name Kikul was first mentioned in 1236 . According to historians, the name comes from the nickname of a person and, accordingly, the owner of the settlement. However, historians also mention this word as a translation from Czech and Slovak , which means "stick, broken stick." During the January Uprising of 1863, the rebels were unable to keep the city in their possession.
Since 1910, a voluntary fire brigade has been operating in Kikul. At the beginning of World War II, local teachers, landowners, and priests were arrested and sent to concentration camps . Subsequently, they did not return. Also in Kikul in 1940-1941, a camp for British prisoners of war was founded, which were involved in the construction of the Warsaw-Gdansk highway. A Jewish cemetery has been preserved in Kikul [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Kikół (Polish) . Date of treatment March 20, 2015.