| Białaczów | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Łódź |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Opoczno |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Białaczów |
| Coordinates: | 51.3°N 38°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Population Total: | 1500 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Registration Plate: | EOP |
Białaczów is a town in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Białaczów. It lies approximately 10km (10miles) south of Opoczno and 790NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Łódź.[1] Historically, Białaczów belongs to Lesser Poland.
In the 13th century, Białaczów belonged to the Odrowąż family. The village received its town charter in 1456. Within the Kingdom of Poland, it was part of Opoczno County of Sandomierz Voivodeship of the Lesser Poland Province. Białaczów was a private town, changing hands several times. In the late 18th and early 19th century it belonged to Stanisław Małachowski, who in neighboring villages opened several early industry factories. Its coat of arms was devised by Stanisław Małachowski in 1787.
In 1795 Białaczów found itself in the Austrian Empire following the Third Partition of Poland. After the Polish victory in the Austro-Polish War of 1809, it was regained by Poles and included within the short-lived Duchy of Warsaw. After the duchy's dissolution in 1815, it became part of the Russian-controlled Congress Kingdom. In 1870, like many other towns of northern Lesser Poland, Białaczów was reduced to the status of a village, as a punishment for residents’ patriotic support of the anti-Russian January Uprising.
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1945.