Biała Góra, Masovian Voivodeship Explained

Biała Góra
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Białobrzegi
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stromiec
Coordinates:51.7175°N 21.1042°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:50

Biała Góra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9km (06miles) north of Stromiec, 140NaN0 north-east of Białobrzegi, and 560NaN0 south of Warsaw.

In years 1975–1998 it was part of the Radom Voivodeship.

History

Within the boundaries of the present-day village of Biała Góra is the former village of Zator.[2]

During the early reign of the Piast dynasty, there was a gord in the village, which was a princely property. In 1471, Prince Bolesław V gave the village to Jakub, the castellan of Czersk, who in return relinquished the debt of 24 thousand groszy lent to Bolesław IV.

Around 1890 in the village there were 10 houses, 69 inhabitants, 133 landed morgens. The village was listed on the Austrian quartermaster map of 1910.

The present-day village is situated among forests and on the Pilica River and functions as a holiday resort. There are many resorts and private holiday cottages. In the village, the Dyga River flows into the Pilica.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_XIV/457 Zator - Geographical dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavic countries (polish)