Lisewo
Lisewo | |
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Village | |
Church of The Holy Cross. Late thirteenth century. | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′38″N 18°41′19″E / 53.29389°N 18.68861°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Chełmno |
| Gmina | Lisewo |
| First mentioned | 1293 |
| Population | 1,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CCH |
| Highways | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | http://www.lisewo.com |
Lisewo [liˈsɛvɔ] is a village in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in north-central Poland. The village is the seat of Gmina Lisewo, a part of Chełmno County. Lisewo is situated 33 km north of Toruń and 20 km east of Chełmno along an important transport and communication route. The closest towns are Chełmża (13 km) and Wąbrzeźno (17 km). It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Chełmno and 30 km (19 mi) north of Toruń.
Lisewo municipality spreads over an area of 8620 ha and is inhabited by 5,500 people, of which most are farmers. Local agriculture is dominated by individual farming. 80% of regional benefit is gained by agriculture, whereas only 0.3% derives from forestry.