Złotów

Złotów is a historic centre of northern Krajna, in the lake country of northern Greater Poland. A hill fort once stood by Lake Baba, while the later town connected the surrounding settlements and farmland.

The town is mentioned in the chronicle of Jan of Czarnków in 1370. It held Magdeburg town rights under Polish rule, though the precise date of their grant is uncertain. It formed part of the Polish political world until the partitions of the eighteenth century brought the area under Prussian rule. Its churches, local market and neighbouring countryside reflected the mixed traditions of this border region.