Chojnice

Poland

Chojnice (; Kashubian/Pomeranian: Chònice; German: Konitz) is a town in northern Poland with approximately 40,447 inhabitants (2011), near the Tuchola Forest. It is the capital of the Chojnice County. Chojnice has been a part of Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, as it was during the period 1945–1975; during the time span 1975–1998 the town belonged to Bydgoszcz Voivodeship.