Wenecja

Infobox Settlement
name = Wenecja
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Kuyavian-Pomeranian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Żnin
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Żnin
latd = 52
latm = 48
lats = 45
latNS = N
longd = 17
longm = 45
longs = 51
longEW = E
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population_total = 300
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Wenecja IPA-pl| [|w|e|'|n|e|c|j|a|] (Polish for Venice) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żnin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately convert|6|km|mi|0 south-east of Żnin and convert|38|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Bydgoszcz.The village has a population of 300.

Its picturesque location among three lakes (Biskupinskie, Weneckie, Skrzynka) resulted in its name alluding to the location of Italian Venice. The village, called "the pearl of Pałuki", is one of the greatest tourist attractions in the Pałuki region. Wenecja is located on the line of the narrow gauge railway running from the town of Żnin to famous Biskupin and further on to Gąsawa. The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum and the ruins of the 14th century castle attract thousands of tourists to this beautiful Pałuki village.

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See also

* Biskupin
* Heritage railways
* Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship
* narrow gauge railway
* Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja
* Pałuki
* Żnin

External links

* [http://www.um.znin.pl/ Urząd Miejski - Żnin Town Hall]
* [http://www.znin.pl/ Starostwo Powiatowe - Żnin County Office]
* [http://www.biskupin.pl/ The Archaeological Museum in Biskupin]
* [http://www.paluki.pl/ciuchcia/ The Narrow Gauge Railway Company in Żnin]
* [http://www.paluki.pl/mzp/ Muzeum Ziemi Pałuckiej - The Museum of the Pałuki Land in Żnin]