Oporów | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Łódź |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kutno |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Oporów |
Coordinates: | 52.25°N 53°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Population Total: | 280 |
Oporów is a village in Kutno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Oporów. It's 14km (09miles) east of Kutno and 530NaN0 north of the regional capital Łódź.
Oporów was a private town, administratively located in the Orłów County in the Łęczyca Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]
A monastery was founded in 1453, which still has a few monks.
The Oporów Castle was constructed in the mid-15th century for defensive purposes.