Bodzanów, Masovian Voivodeship
Bodzanów | |
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Town | |
 Church of the Assumption | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Bodzanów | |
| Coordinates: 52°30′4″N 20°1′41″E / 52.50111°N 20.02806°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Płock |
| Gmina | Bodzanów |
| Town rights | 1351 |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WPL |
Bodzanów [bɔˈd͡zanuf] is a town in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Płock and 74 km (46 mi) north-west of Warsaw.
The village has a population of 1,300.
History
[edit]The territory became part of the emering Polish state in the 10th century. In the Middle Ages, Bodzanów became a private church village of the Norbertine nuns from nearby Płock, before it was granted town rights in 1351 by Duke Bolesław III of Płock from the Piast dynasty.[1] Six annual fairs were held in Bodzanów in the late 19th century.[1]
Bodzanów regained town status on January 1, 2023.[2][3]
Sports
[edit]The local football team is Huragan Bodzanów.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 273.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Mamy czwarte miasto w powiecie płockim. Wiecie, że dwie wsie miały kiedyś prawa miejskie?" [We have a fourth town in Plock County. Did you know that two villages once had town rights?]. Portal Płock (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "Bodzanów po 150 latach będzie znowu miastem". warszawa.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "Huragan Bodzanów" (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jewish Community in Bodzanów on Virtual Shtetl
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