Bagdad, Poland

Bagdad
Village
Bagdad
Coordinates: 53°9′56″N 17°18′59″E / 53.16556°N 17.31639°E / 53.16556; 17.31639
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Piła
Gmina Wyrzysk
Population 120

Bagdad [ˈbaɡdat] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wyrzysk, within Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Wyrzysk, 39 km (24 mi) east of Piła, and 90 km (56 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań. In 2006 the village had a population of 120.[2]

Formerly, before World War II, Bagdad was a farm and belonged to Mieczysław Chłapowski, a Polish landlord and politician.[3] The village currently has a manor house (Gothic Revival architecture style), and a stud farm.

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Coordinates: 53°9′56″N 17°18′59″E / 53.16556°N 17.31639°E / 53.16556; 17.31639

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