Bieganowo, Września County Explained

Bieganowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Września
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Kołaczkowo
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.2667°N 58°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Bieganowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kołaczkowo, within Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) north-east of Kołaczkowo, 110NaN0 south-east of Września, and 550NaN0 east of the regional capital Poznań.

Bieganowo was a private village owned by various Polish nobles.[2] Initially, until the 17th-18th century, it was the seat of the Bieganowski family of Grzymała coat of arms.[2] [3] Later it was also owned by the Bronisz[3] and Grabski families.[2]

The main landmarks of village are the Bieganowo Palace, built by Polish landowner, industrialist, philanthropist, and military officer, and the Holy Cross church, dating back to the Middle Ages, and rebuilt in the 18th century.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Web site: Bieganowo, powiat wrzesiński. man.poznan.pl. Polish. https://web.archive.org/web/20110825024844/http://www.man.poznan.pl/~marcinp/pages/polska/wrzesnia5.html. 25 August 2011. dead.
  3. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Vol. I, Warsaw, 1880, p. 207 (in Polish)