Gałki, Węgrów County Explained

Gałki
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Węgrów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Grębków
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.24°N 22°W
Population Total:236
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code:07-110
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:+48 25
Registration Plate:WWE
Iso Code:POL

Gałki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grębków, within Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) south-east of Grębków, 180NaN0 south of Węgrów, and 690NaN0 east of Warsaw.

History

The village was privately owned and belonged to the Gałecki family until the 18th century. Folwark Gałki was founded by the Popiel family at the end of the 18th century. Near the village there is a complex of several private breeding ponds established in the 1800s.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.