Węgrzynowice Explained

Węgrzynowice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tomaszów Mazowiecki
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Budziszewice
Coordinates:51.7°N 77°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Węgrzynowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Budziszewice, within Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north-east of Budziszewice, 210NaN0 north of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, and 360NaN0 east of the regional capital Łódź.[1]

Węgrzynowice is famous as the birthplace of 17th-century szlachta soldier and writer Jan Chryzostom Pasek, who is said to have written his memoirs there. The place where his manor once stood is now occupied by an 18th-century wooden manor, surrounded by a romantic park.

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