Bydgoszcz

American

[bid-gawshch] / ˈbɪd gɔʃtʃ /

noun

a city in N Poland.

Bydgoszcz British

/ ˈbidɡɔʃtʃ /

noun

German name: Bromberg. an industrial city and port in N Poland: under Prussian rule from 1772 to 1919. Pop: 579 000 (2005 est)

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The object, which was detected by Polish air defences at the time, was only found in April this year by a passer-by not far from the city of Bydgoszcz in central Poland.

From BBC

Polish authorities said last month a "military object" had been found in a forest close to the village of Zamosc near the northern city of Bydgoszcz, without going into further details about its origin.

From Reuters

The military prosecutor's office is also investigating what Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro described on Twitter as "the remains of an aerial military object" in a forest several kilometres from Bydgoszcz.

From Reuters

The bishop of Bydgoszcz declined to comment for this article.

From New York Times

It said the source of the leak could be at a military inspectorate in Bydgoszcz, in central Poland, responsible for supplying the military.

From Seattle Times

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