Zarnów
Encyclopedia
Żarnów ' is a village
in Opoczno County
, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Żarnów
. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Opoczno
and 77 km (48 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź. The village has a population of 870.
The first written mention of Żarnów dates from 1065. It was a site of a major battle (the Battle of Żarnów
) during the Swedish invasion of Poland ("the deluge") in 1655.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Opoczno County
Opoczno County
Opoczno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, south-east Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Opoczno, which lies south-east...
, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) called Gmina Żarnów
Gmina Zarnów
Gmina Żarnów is a rural gmina in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Żarnów, which lies approximately south-west of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....
. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Opoczno
Opoczno
Opoczno is a town in south-central Poland, within the eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship , previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship . Important communication routes run through the town, namely the central railway line, which connects Silesia with Warsaw, and road 12, which creates a...
and 77 km (48 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź. The village has a population of 870.
The first written mention of Żarnów dates from 1065. It was a site of a major battle (the Battle of Żarnów
Battle of Zarnów
The Battle of Żarnów was fought on September 6, 1655 between forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth commanded by John II Casimir on one side, and on the other Swedish forces commanded by Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie and Gustaf Otto Stenbock. Swedish victory.-Swedish units:1. Fab. Berns...
) during the Swedish invasion of Poland ("the deluge") in 1655.