Dąbrowice, Kutno County

Town in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

52°18′49″N 19°5′2″E / 52.31361°N 19.08389°E / 52.31361; 19.08389Country

PolandVoivodeshipŁódźCountyKutnoGminaDąbrowicePopulation

• Total1,300Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationEKU

Dąbrowice [dɔmbrɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a town in Kutno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dąbrowice. It lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Kutno and 65 km (40 mi) north-west of the regional capital Łódź. It is located within the historic Łęczyca Land.

History

Dąbrowice was a royal town, administratively located in the Łęczyca County in the Łęczyca Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.^[2]

Notable people

Wojciech Nierychlewski [pl] (1903–1942), Polish priest murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp, Blessed of the Catholic Church

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Województwo sieradzkie i województwo łęczyckie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1998. p. 3.