Tuchola

Tuchola
Old Town (Stare Miasto)
Old Town (Stare Miasto)
Flag of Tuchola
Coat of arms of Tuchola
Tuchola is located in Poland
Tuchola
Tuchola
Coordinates: 53°36′N 17°51′E / 53.600°N 17.850°E / 53.600; 17.850
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyTuchola
GminaTuchola
First mentioned1287
Government
 • MayorTadeusz Henryk Kowalski
Area
 • Total17.69 km2 (6.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total20,185
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
89-500,89-501
Car platesCTU
Websitehttp://www.tuchola.pl

Tuchola [tuˈxɔla] (German: Tuchel; Kashubian: Tëchòlô) is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. The Pomeranian town, which is the seat of Tuchola County, had a population of 13,418 as of 2013.