Lisewo

Infobox Settlement
name = Lisewo
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Kuyavian-Pomeranian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Chełmno
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Lisewo
latd = 53
latm = 17
lats = 38
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 41
longs = 19
longEW = E
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population_total = 1700
website = http://www.lisewo.com

Lisewo IPA-pl| [|l|i|'|s|e|w|o|] is a village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The village is the seat of Gmina Lisewo seat, 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 (13km) and Wąbrzeźno (17km).

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.

The north-south motorway axis Gdańsk-Cieszyn is being enlarged at the moment and one of the motorway exits is going to be located close to Lisewo. The head of the village is Barbara Moch.

The village and the municipality

From the administrative point of view Lisewo is a community. After World War II in February 1945 the voivodship Pomorskie was restored. Its seat was first of all situated in Toruń and then in April moved to Bydgoszcz. At the same time the district of Chełmno was segregated into new divisions and communities.

This state was kept until 1954, when further districts were divided into smaller units. Krusin and Lisewo both were counted to these small units. The next territorial-administrative reform of the voivodship Bydgoszcz occurred in 1973. Communities were reintroduced and rural units deleted. Lisewo regained its status of a community. In 1975 the Toruń Voivodeship was founded and Lisewo was one of the 49 municipalities belonging to it.

The village itself occurs in the oldest known documents under the name of Lissow in 1293, Lissaw/Lysaw in 1408 and Leysaw, Leissan, Lysow, Lissowo in 1530.

External links

* [http://mapa.szukacz.pl/?x=479267.98&y=603250.56&zoom=3 Szukacz.pl- an interactive map of Lisewo and Poland, Lisewo's location]
* [http://www.lisewo.com Official website of the Lisewo Municipality]
* [http://www.lgp.lisewo.com/ Project Team of Lisewo, Friends of Lisewo's Community Association]
* [http://www.sp-lisewo.pl/English%20wersion.htm Janusz Korczak Elementary School in Lisewo]
* [http://www.gimnazjum-lisewo.pl/ Gymnasium school in Lisewo]
* [http://www.lisewo.com/index.php?go=152 The Getto ("Ghetto") music band from Lisewo]