Szafarnia, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Szafarnia.
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

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

  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.


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