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Płowce
Płowce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radziejów, within Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Radziejów and south of Toruń. The village has a population of 570.
It is best known for the Battle of Płowce, which took place on 27 September 1331 between the kingdom of Poland (led by Wladyslaw Lokietek) and the Teutonic Knights. Although there was no outright winner, it stopped the expansion of the Teutonic Order in the Kuyavia region. The battlefield is marked by a cross and monument.
Płowce (disambiguation)
Płowce may refer to the following places:
- Płowce in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)
- Płowce, Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland)
- Płowce, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (north Poland)