Ignacewo, Konin County
Ignacewo | |
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Village | |
 First Battle of Ignacewo of 1863 on a painting by Juliusz Kossak | |
  Ignacewo | |
| Coordinates: 52°23′N 18°26′E / 52.383°N 18.433°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Konin |
| Gmina | Ślesin |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | PKN |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
Ignacewo [iɡnaˈt͡sɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ślesin, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1]
Ignacewo was the site of two battles of the January Uprising between Polish insurgents and Russian troops. The First Battle of Ignacewo on May 8, 1863 was lost by the Poles, while the Second Battle of Ignacewo on June 9, 1863 ended in a Polish victory.[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Zieliński, Stanisław (1913). Bitwy i potyczki 1863-1864. Na podstawie materyałów drukowanych i rękopiśmiennych Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu (in Polish). Rapperswil: Fundusz Wydawniczy Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu. pp. 200, 204.
