Inowrocław

Inowrocław
  • From top, left to right: Hotel Bast
  • Queen Jadwiga monument at Market Square
  • Museum
  • Town Hall
  • Holy Name of Mary church
  • Courthouse
Inowrocław
Coordinates: 52°47′35″N 18°15′40″E / 52.79306°N 18.26111°E / 52.79306; 18.26111
Country Poland
Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyInowrocław
GminaInowrocław (urban gmina)
First mentioned1185
Town rights1238
Government
  City MayorArkadiusz Fajok
Area
  Total
30.42 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
Highest elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Lowest elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2022)
  Total
68,101
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
88-100 to 88-115
Area code(+48) 52
Car platesCIN
Websitehttp://www.inowroclaw.pl

Inowrocław (Polish pronunciation: [inɔˈvrɔtswaf] ; German: Hohensalza; before 1904: Inowrazlaw; archaic: Jungleslau, Junges Leslau, Junge Leszlaw, Yiddish: לעסלא, romanized: Lesle or Lessle) is a city in central Poland with a total population of 68,101 (as of December 2022). It is situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is one of the largest and most historically significant cities within the historic region of Kuyavia.

Inowrocław is an industrial town located about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Bydgoszcz known for its saltwater baths and salt mines. The town is the 5th largest agglomeration in its voivodeship, and is a major railway junction, where the west–east line (PoznańToruń) crosses the Polish Coal Trunk-Line from Chorzów to Gdynia.