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Szafarnia, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 53°6′N 19°8′E / 53.100°N 19.133°E / 53.100; 19.133
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Szafarnia
Village
Szafarnia Manor, with Fryderyk Chopin memorial
Szafarnia Manor, with Fryderyk Chopin memorial
Szafarnia is located in Poland
Szafarnia
Szafarnia
Coordinates: 53°6′N 19°8′E / 53.100°N 19.133°E / 53.100; 19.133
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyGolub-Dobrzyń
GminaRadomin
Population
280
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCGD

Szafarnia [ʂaˈfarɲa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radomin, within Golub-Dobrzyń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Golub-Dobrzyń and 36 km (22 mi) east of Toruń. It is part of historic Dobrzyń Land.

Chopin

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At the age of 14 and 15, Frédéric Chopin visited Szafarnia as the guest of Polish nobleman Juliusz Dziewanowski, father of Chopin's schoolmate Dominik Dziewanowski. Chopin's father was a tutor to the Dziewanowski family and Juliusz was the godfather to Chopin's sister. The families maintained warm relations past Frédéric's death[2]

The manor where Chopin stayed during his 1824 and 1825 summer vacations, has been turned into a museum.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina".
  3. ^ "Poland jewish heritage tour". www.staypoland.com. Archived from the original on 2003-02-07.