Izbica Kujawska

Place in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

52°25′10″N 18°45′37″E / 52.41944°N 18.76028°E / 52.41944; 18.76028Country

PolandVoivodeshipKuyavian-PomeranianCountyWłocławekGminaIzbica KujawskaEstablished11th centuryTown rights1394-1870, 1973Government

• MayorMarek DorabiałaArea

• Total2.24 km² (0.86 sq mi)Population

(2006)

• Total2,783 • Density1,200/km² (3,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

87-865

Area code+48 54Car platesCWLWebsitehttp://www.izbica-kujawska.com/

Izbica Kujawska pronounced [izˈbʲit͡sa kuˈjafska] is a town in central Poland with 2,808 inhabitants (2004). It is situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Włocławek Voivodeship (1975-1998).

Archaeology

In the Izbica forest on the way to village Wietrzychowice there's a group of megalithic tombs called Polish Pyramids. They are elongated mounds up to 120 meters in length and a height of 2–3 meters with originally built entrance on one side and more than one grave inside. Built probably around 4000 BC.^[1]

The Megalith tombs in Wietrzychowice