Zgórze, Gmina Dąbrowice Explained

Zgórze
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kutno
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Dąbrowice
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.2811°N 19.0869°W
Elevation M:123

Zgórze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowice, within Kutno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 20km (10miles) west of Kutno and 400NaN0 south of Włocławek.

Zgórze was a royal estate village (Kłodawski starosty) colonised by the Dutch settlers in 1782, with 12 houses by 1790. The village had an Evangelical house of prayer, school and cemetery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.
  2. Web site: Zgórze . Catalogue of monuments of Dutch colonization in Poland . 2 May 2011.