Bardo, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Explained

Bardo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Świętokrzyskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kielce
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Raków
Coordinates:50.7356°N 21.0433°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:540
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:TKI

Bardo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raków, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 7km (04miles) north of Raków and 350NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Kielce.[1]

History

Bardo was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Wiślica County in the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2] A wooden church was built in Bardo in the 15th century, later replaced by the current brick church in the 18th century.

In 1827 it had a population of 211.[3]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: . Województwo sandomierskie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku; Cz.1, Mapy, plany. 1993. pl. Warsaw. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. 4.
  3. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I. 1880. pl. Warsaw. 107.