Tum, Poland Explained

Tum
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Łęczyca
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Góra Świętej Małgorzaty
Coordinates:52.0558°N 19.2328°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:600
Population Footnotes:(approx.)

Tum is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Góra Świętej Małgorzaty, within Łęczyca County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) east of Łęczyca and 350NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Łódź. The village has an approximate population of 600.

Tum is the site of a 12th-century Romanesque Collegiate Church as well as a wooden church of Saint Nicholas from the 18th century. On the western edge of the village there are also remains of an early medieval stronghold dating back to the 6th-8th century, which fell into disuse in the 14th century, following the rise of the nearby town of Łęczyca. The stronghold, located about 2km (01miles) east of the late-medieval town site, was itself known as Łęczyca until then.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Buko, Andrzej . 2008 . The Archaeology of Early Medieval Poland . limited . Leiden . Brill . 180 . 9789004162303.