Koronowo (<small>Polish pronunciation:</small> ; , archaic Polnisch Krone) is a town on the Brda River in north-central Poland, located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 25 km from Bydgoszcz, with 10,679 inhabitants (2024). It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.
The town of Koronowo has an area of 2,818 ha and this makes it one of the largest towns in Bydgoszcz County. The Koronowo municipality has an area of 41,170 ha and 23,052 inhabitants.
History
In the Early Middle Ages, a Slavic stronghold was built in present-day Koronowo. It was included into the emerging Polish state in the 10th century and finally integrated with it in the 12th century. A significant battle took place nearby in 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War, in which Poland defeated the Teutonic Knights.
King Casimir IV of Poland by virtue of privileges of 1476 and 1484, established two annual fairs and a weekly market.
thumb|left|Polish prisoners in [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|German-occupied Koronowo (World War II)]]
13 Polish soldiers were killed on September 2, 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II. In mid-September 1939, the German Einsatzgruppe IV entered the town to commit atrocities against the population. During the German occupation, the Polish population was subject to mass arrests, expulsions and massacres. The Germans established a prison for Poles, in which 606 people died. Among the victims were local merchants, craftsmen and pre-war mayor Maksymilian Talaśka.