Grabowiec, Toruń County
Appearance
Grabowiec | |
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Village | |
![]() Church of Jesus Christ. Built 1922. | |
Coordinates: 52°57′N 18°43′E / 52.950°N 18.717°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Toruń |
Gmina | Lubicz |
Population | 570 |
Grabowiec [ɡraˈbɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubicz, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Toruń.
In April 2005, one of its streets was named Obi-Wan Kenobi Street (Polish: ulica Obi-Wana Kenobiego)[2] after the famous Jedi master from Star Wars movies.[3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Grabowiec_ulica_Obi-Wana_Kenobiego_%283%29.jpg/220px-Grabowiec_ulica_Obi-Wana_Kenobiego_%283%29.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Council of the Commune Lubicz resolution No. XXVIII/373/04 Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
- ^ An interview with Leszek Budkiewicz, who lives on the street, and who (being the Council member himself) managed to convince the Council to name the street after Obi-Wan Kenobi. Archived 2013-07-30 at the Wayback Machine