Grabowiec, Toruń County
Grabowiec (German Grabowitz, 1939-1945 Hainbusch) [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. The village has a population of 570.
Grabowiec | |
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Village | |
 Church of Jesus Christ. Built 1922. | |
  Grabowiec | |
| Coordinates: 52°57′N 18°43′E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Toruń County |
| Gmina | Lubicz |
| Population | 570 |
In April 2005, one of its streets was named "Ulica Obi-Wana Kenobiego" (Obi-Wan Kenobi Street)[2] after the famous Jedi knight from Star Wars movies.[3]
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The Kenobi street
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- 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
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