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Pila Pila, Pol., on the Gwda River.

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PiƂa, city, Wielkopolskie województwo (province), west-central Poland, on the Gwda River. Its economic growth has been steady since World War II. Industries include lumber mills, railroad workshops, potato-processing facilities, and an electric-bulb factory. The city is a railway junction on the Berlin-GdaƄsk (Danzig) and PoznaƄ-KoƂobrzeg lines.

First chronicled in the 15th century, PiƂa received town rights in 1512. It passed to Prussia in 1772 and was returned to Poland in 1945. About 80 percent of PiƂa was destroyed during World War II. Pop. (2011) 74,775.

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