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# Żnin

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Żnin** — The official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its Polish spelling; no romanization is needed.

Other forms in use:

- **Dietfurt** — German occupation-imposed name during 1939–1945; historical only.
- **Znin** — Diacritic-free search and plain-text spelling of the local Latin name; not a separate official name.

## French name

**Żnin** — Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry checked.

Other forms in use:

- **Dietfurt** — Occupation-period German search name, 1939–1945; not a current French form.
- **Znin** — Same local name without its diacritics, useful in French indexes, URLs and plain-text sources.

## About

Żnin is a town between lakes in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is a cultural centre of the Pałuki region and a starting point for trips to the archaeological site at Biskupin.

## Notes

Dietfurt was an occupation-imposed name during the Second World War, not an ordinary current German equivalent.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q324941](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q324941) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/znin/?format=json)


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