Szafarnia | |
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Village | |
 Szafarnia Manor, with Fryderyk Chopin memorial | |
  Szafarnia | |
| Coordinates: 53°6âČN 19°8âČE / 53.100°N 19.133°E / 53.100; 19.133 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Golub-DobrzyĆ |
| Gmina | Radomin |
| Population | 280 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| âą Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CGD |
Szafarnia â» is a village in theââadministrative district of Gmina Radomin, within Golub-DobrzyĆ County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Golub-DobrzyĆ and 36 km (22 mi) east of ToruĆ. It is part of historic DobrzyĆ Land.
Chopinâ»
At the "age of 14." And 15, FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin visited Szafarnia as the guest of Polish nobleman Juliusz Dziewanowski, father of Chopin's schoolmate Dominik Dziewanowski. Chopin's father was a tutorââto the Dziewanowski family and Juliusz was the godfatherââto Chopin's sister. The families maintained warm relations past FrĂ©dĂ©ric's death
The manor where Chopin stayed during his 1824 and "1825 summer vacations," has been turned into a museum.
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina".
- ^ "Poland jewish heritage tour". www.staypoland.com. Archived from the original on 2003-02-07.
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