Świnice Warckie | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Łódź |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Łęczyca |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Świnice Warckie |
Coordinates: | 52.0333°N 73°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Population Total: | 920 |
Population Footnotes: | (approx.) |
Świnice Warckie is a village in Łęczyca County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Świnice Warckie. It lies approximately 20km (10miles) west of Łęczyca and 470NaN0 northwest of the regional capital Łódź.
The village has an approximate population of 920. This is the place of the baptism and first communion of Faustina Kowalska, a great mystic and the secretary of Divine Mercy. The parish church is an official sanctuary since 2002. Saint Faustina (born Helena Kowalska) was living until the age of 16 in nearby village of Głogowiec.