Zgórze, Gmina Dąbrowice

For other places with the same name, see Zgórze.
Zgórze
Village
Zgórze
Coordinates: 52°16′52″N 19°05′13″E / 52.281°N 19.087°E / 52.281; 19.087
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Kutno
Gmina Dąbrowice
Elevation 123 m (404 ft)

Zgórze [ˈzɡuʐɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowice, within Kutno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Kutno and 40 km (25 mi) 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]

References

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

Coordinates: 52°16′52″N 19°05′13″E / 52.281°N 19.087°E / 52.281; 19.087


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