Grabowiec, Toruń County

Grabowiec (German Grabowitz, 1939-1945 Hainbusch) [ɡraˈbɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubicz, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Toruń. The village has a population of 570.

Grabowiec
Village
Church of Jesus Christ. Built 1922.
Grabowiec
Coordinates: 52°57′N 18°43′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyToruń County
GminaLubicz
Population
570

In April 2005, one of its streets was named "Ulica Obi-Wana Kenobiego" (Obi-Wan Kenobi Street)[2] after the famous Jedi master from Star Wars movies.[3]

The Kenobi street

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Council of the Commune Lubicz resolution No. XXVIII/373/04 Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  3. An interview with Leszek Budkiewicz, who lives on the street, and who (being the Council member himself) managed to convince the Council to name the street after Obi-Wan Kenobi. Archived 2013-07-30 at the Wayback Machine



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