Kutno

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Kutno
Image:POL Kutno COA 1.svg
Coat of arms
Motto: Kutno - Środek Nowej Europy
Kutno - center of New Europe
Coordinates: 52°14′N 19°22′E / 52.233, 19.367
Country Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
Powiat Kutno County
Gmina Kutno
City Rights 1386
Government
 - Mayor Zbigniew Paweł Burzyński
Area
 - Total 33.59 km² (13 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Total 48,141
 - Density 1,433.2/km² (3,712/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 99-300 to 99-302
Area code(s) +48 24
Car Plates EKU
Website: um.kutno.pl

Kutno is a town in central Poland with 48,000 inhabitants (2005) and an area of 33,6 km². Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Płock Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Kutno County.

During the Invasion of Poland of 1939, in and around the town, Polish armies under General Tadeusz Kutrzeba conducted an offensive that was later named the Battle of the Bzura.

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Coordinates: 52°14′N, 19°22′E

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