Łochów Explained

Łochów
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Węgrów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Łochów
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Robert Gołaszewski
Established Title3:Town rights
Established Date3:1969[1]
Area Total Km2:13.35
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:6452
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:52.5317°N 21.7106°W
Elevation M:103
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:07-130
Area Code:+48 25
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WWE
Website:http://www.gminalochow.pl/

Łochów is a town in the Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, the seat of the urban-rural Gmina Łochów, eastern Poland. According to data from 31 December 2005, the city had 6,654 inhabitants. Łochów is located on the banks of the Liwiec River, adjacent to the large Łochów forest.

History

Łochów has been known since the Middle Ages. The first mention of the town date back to the 14th century. Initially it was a princely settlement on the edge of the Kamieniecka Forest called Łochowiecz.

As of the late 19th century, Łochów had a brewery, distillery and water mill.[2] In 1919, Łochów became the property of the Kurnatowski nobel family as dowry for Isabella Zamoyska. The new owner of Łochów was Eryk Kurnatowski.

During World War II, Łochów was occupied by Germany from 1939 to 1944.

In the years 1975-1998 the town administratively belonged to the Siedlce Voivodeship.

Transport

There is a railway station in Łochów, part of the important Polish railway line no. 6, connecting Zielonka in the Warsaw metropolitan area with Białystok and Kuźnica.

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Notes and References

  1. Rozporządzenie Prezesa Rady Ministrów z dnia 17 grudnia 1968 r. w sprawie utworzenia i połączenia niektórych miast w województwach warszawskim i katowickim.. 1968. 48. 343.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V. 1884. pl. Warszawa. 674.