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Pila[pE´lA] Pronunciation Key, Ger. SchneidemUhl, town (1994 est. pop. 74,000), Wielkopolskie prov., NW Poland, on the Gwda River.. Once the capital of Grenzmark Posen–West Prussia, it is now chiefly a trade and industrial center. It was devastated in World War II, after which it reverted to Poland. There are lignite mines nearby. The city was chartered in 1380.
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