Będków [ˈbɛntkuf] is a village in Tomaszów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Będków. It lies approximately 21 km (13 mi) north-west of Tomaszów Mazowiecki and 30 km (19 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź. It is located in Łęczyca Land.
Będków | |
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Village | |
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Będków | |
| Coordinates: 51°35′14″N 19°44′53″E / 51.58722°N 19.74806°E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Tomaszów |
| Gmina | Będków |
| Population | |
• Total | 550 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ETM |
It was a private town, administratively located in the Brzeziny County in the Łęczyca Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ 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.