Bagdad, Poland Explained

Bagdad
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Piła
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wyrzysk
Coordinates:53.1656°N 17.3164°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:120

Bagdad is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wyrzysk, within Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north-east of Wyrzysk, 390NaN0 east of Piła, and 900NaN0 north of the regional capital Poznań. In 2006 the village had a population of 120.[1]

Formerly, before World War II, Bagdad was a farm and belonged to Mieczysław Chłapowski, a Polish landlord and politician.[2] The village currently has a manor house (Gothic Revival architecture style), and a stud farm.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.biuletyn.net/nt-bin/start.asp?strona=submenu_podmiotowe.asp&typ=podmenu&menu=88&id=116&str=1 Gmina Wyrzysk official website
  2. http://tppw.free.ngo.pl/historia.html Towarzystwo Pamięci Powstania Wielkopolskiego (Society for the Memory of the Greater Poland Uprising)