Toporów, Łódź Voivodeship

Toporów
Village
Fire department
Toporów
Coordinates: 51°9′14″N 18°44′6″E / 51.15389°N 18.73500°E / 51.15389; 18.73500
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyWieluń
GminaWierzchlas
Population
 • Total
520
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationEWI

Toporów [tɔˈpɔruf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wierzchlas, within Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Wierzchlas, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Wieluń, and 87 km (54 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.

History

Town rights were granted in 1490 and revoked before 1673.[2] It was a private town, administratively located in the Wieluń County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
  3. ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Województwo sieradzkie i województwo łęczyckie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1998. p. 4.