Binkowice Explained

Binkowice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Świętokrzyskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Opatów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Ożarów
Coordinates:50.8267°N 21.6908°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:90

Binkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ożarów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 8km (05miles) south of Ożarów, 190NaN0 east of Opatów, and 760NaN0 east of the regional capital Kielce.[1]

In the early 17th century the village of Binkowice was owned by nobleman Michał Piekarski, who in 1620 attempted to assassinate king Sigismund III.[2]

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: Kalendarz Warszawski na rok 1946: rocznik poświecony Warszawie, cierpieniom i bohaterstwu stolicy Warszawie wczorajszej, dzisiejszej, Warszawie jutra. 30 April 2019. Towarzystwo gniazd sierocych. 30 April 2019. Google Books.