Kołaczkowo, Września County

Kołaczkowo [kɔwat͡ʂˈkɔvɔ] is a village in Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kołaczkowo.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Września and 52 km (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Kołaczkowo
Village
Władysław Reymont Palace in Kołaczkowo
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Kołaczkowo
Kołaczkowo
Coordinates: 52°13′N 17°37′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyWrześnia
GminaKołaczkowo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The main landmark of the village is the Reymont Palace, in which Polish novelist and Nobel Prize laureate Władysław Reymont lived from 1920 to 1925. It currently houses a museum dedicated to Reymont. Another notable historic structure is the Saint Simon and Jude Thaddeus church.

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