Sunday, August 23, 2009
Mysterious Kujan, Poland
The town of Kujan is in the northern part of Poland, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, with a population of about 200. Favorite past times appear to be going to the lake and foraging for mushrooms. An internet search uncovered a photo of a building in the town of Kujan. Is it a train station? I edited the original - zoomed, cropped and photoshopped it. Mostly, cropped out hanging laundry and random wires. Questions abound: why is laundry hanging at a train station? If this is a train station, wouldn't there be more overhead wires? If it is not a train station, why advertise the name of the town on the side of the building? Is this name also on the other side of the building? (Calling Sherlock Holmski to help solve the case!)
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Hi, this is a train station indeed. The railway Zlotow-Wiecbork was opened in 1906 and closed in 2002, therefore the building is no longer used as a train station and this is why the loundry is hanging. The word Kujan does not mean anything in Polish, although one can suspect that it originated from the verb "kuć", which means "to forge".Probably a forge existed in the village when the name was created. Vicinities of Kujan are very picturesque and beautiful, I have been spending holidays there since my early childhood. Best Christmas and New Year wishes, Rafal
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