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Łęczyca
Coat of arms of Łęczyca
Coat of arms
Łęczyca (Poland)
Łęczyca
Łęczyca
Coordinates: 52°3′N 19°12′E / 52.05, 19.2
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Łęczyca County
Gmina Łęczyca (urban gmina)
Government
 - Mayor Andrzej Olszewski
Area
 - Total 9. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Łódź Voivodeship (also known as Łódź Province or by its Polish name of województwo łódzkie or simply Łódzkie) is a province ( voivodeship A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Łęczyca County (powiat łęczycki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 0 km² (3. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 15,423
 - Density 1,713. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km² (4,438. 4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 99-100
Car plates ELE
Website: http://www.leczyca.info.pl
For other places with the same name, see Łęczyca (disambiguation). Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate Łęczyca may refer to the following places in Poland Łęczyca, a town in Łódź Voivodeship Łęczyca Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Łęczyca [wɛnˈt​͡ʂɨt​͡sa] (in full The Royal Town of Łęczyca, Polish: Królewskie Miasto Łęczyca; other names: Lenczyk, Lentschütz, Luntschitz (Hebrew: לונטשיץ‎)) is a town of 16,594 inhabitants (as of 2004) in central Poland. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the county seat of the Łęczyca County. Łódź Voivodeship (also known as Łódź Province or by its Polish name of województwo łódzkie or simply Łódzkie) is a province ( voivodeship Łęczyca County (powiat łęczycki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland.

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History

Łęczyca is one of the oldest Polish cities, mentioned in the 12th century. It was the place of the first recorded meeting of Sejm, the Polish parliament in 1182. It was the capital of the Łęczyca Duchy in the 13th century, and next it became the capital of Łęczyca Voivodeship since 14th till 18th century. Łęczyca Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from the 14th century until the partitions of Poland in 1772 - 1795

In 1331 the Teutonic Knights sacked the city during one of their repeated incursions into central Europe. The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. A considerable number of buildings were burned down, including two churches. A few decades later, on the initiative of Kazimierz the Great, the city was walled and a castle built to the southeast of the city. Casimir III the Great (Kazimierz Wielki April 30 1310 – November 5 1370 last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty (1333–1370 was the son of King Władysław [1]

The city's prominence came to and end with the Swedish invasion of Poland when the castle was overrun and most of the city once again destroyed, and it remained in a state of crisis until the Partitions. The Deluge ( Polish: Potop, full Polish name is Potop Szwedzki Deluge''' is the name commonly assigned in the History The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the [1]

Notable locations

Because of its royal history Łęczyca is probably more tourist-worthy than its current size might suggest. Some of the more interesting sights include:

A couple of kilometres away are the Collegiate church and the earthworks at the site of the medieval settlement of Tum. The Collegiate church of St Mary and St Alexius in Tum is a Romanesque church of Granite built during the years 1140&ndash1161 in Tum in central

Dukes of Sieradz-Łęczyca

after 1305 parts of the united Kingdom of Poland initially as two vassal duchies, later incorporated as Łęczyca Voivodeship and Sieradz Voivodeship. Henry I the Bearded (Henryk I Brodaty Heinrich I der Bärtige 1163 &ndash 19 March 1238) of the Silesian Dukes (since the 18th century referred to as Attempted conquests of Prussia Konrad unsuccessfully attempted to conquer pagan Prussia in a 1209 crusade and several times after, 1219 1222 Pg 45 Attempted conquests of Prussia Konrad unsuccessfully attempted to conquer pagan Prussia in a 1209 crusade and several times after, 1219 1222 Pg 45 Leszek the Black ( Leszek Czarny) was one of the Dukes of the fragmented Polish Kingdom. This article refers to the 15th century Jagiellon monarch For the 12th century Piast monarch see Władysław III Spindleshanks, and for other monarchs with similar Wenceslaus II Premyslid (Václav II Wacław II Czeski September 27, 1271 &ndash June 21, 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278 - 1305 The Kingdom of Poland ( pol Królestwo Polskie, lat Regnum Poloniae, ukr Łęczyca Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from the 14th century until the partitions of Poland in 1772 - 1795 Sieradz Voivodeship (województwo sieradzkie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975&ndash1998 superseded by Łódź Voivodeship

Dukes of Łęczyca

After 1305 part of the united Kingdom of Poland as a vassal duchy, later after 1343 incorporated by the king Casimir III the Great as the Łęczyca Voivodeship. Attempted conquests of Prussia Konrad unsuccessfully attempted to conquer pagan Prussia in a 1209 crusade and several times after, 1219 1222 Pg 45 The Kingdom of Poland ( pol Królestwo Polskie, lat Regnum Poloniae, ukr Casimir III the Great (Kazimierz Wielki April 30 1310 – November 5 1370 last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty (1333–1370 was the son of King Władysław Łęczyca Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from the 14th century until the partitions of Poland in 1772 - 1795

People

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Łęczyca, Poland (official tourist guide). Yuri I of Galicia (born April 24 1252 (1257 ? &mdash March 18 1308) - Prince of Belz (1264-1301 king of Galicia-Volhynia (1301-1308 This article is about the 12th century Polish king For other uses please see Casimir. Janisław, of the Korab coat of arms (? - December 4, 1341, Łęczyca) was Archbishop of Gniezno 1317-41 having in 1317 succeeded Władysław the Short or Elbow-high (or Ladislaus I of Poland) ( Władysław I Łokietek) (1261 - March 2 1333 was a King of Poland. Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło (b about 1362 d 1 June 1434 was Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. This article refers to the 15th century Jagiellon monarch For the 12th century Piast monarch see Władysław III Spindleshanks, and for other monarchs with similar Vytenis was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from c 1295 to c 1316 For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund II Augustus I (Zygmunt II August Agnieszka Lipska Baranowska (1819 - 1890 was a Polish playwright and poet Zygmunt Grudziński (1870-1929 was a Polish Radiologist of merit and founder of the "Polski Przeglad Radiologiczny" (Polish Radiological Review Shlomo Ephraim ben Aaron Luntschitz (1550– 3 March 1619) was a Rabbi, Poet and Torah commentator, best known for his Torah commentary Meïr Leibush ben Jehiel Michel Weiser (March 7 1809 - September 18 1879 better known by the Acronym Malbim (מלבי"ם Wacław Przeździecki (1883-1964 was a Polish military commander and Brigadier General of the Polish Army. Jakub Świnka (died March 4, 1314) was a Polish Catholic priest the Archbishop of Gniezno and a notable politician and supporter of the idea Stanisław Warszycki of Abdank Coat of Arms (c 1600 &ndash 1680/1681 was a noble ( Szlachcic) and Magnate in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Marek Wojtera (born November 24, 1963 in Łęczyca) is a Polish politician From 1138 to 1228, part of the Duchy of Kraków and Sandomierz, belonging to the high-dukes of Poland. This is a gallery of works by Jan Matejko. History of Poland Drawings of Polish royalty Paintings of Polish royalty Other works Łęczyca may refer to the following places in Poland Łęczyca, a town in Łódź Voivodeship Łęczyca Lower Silesian Voivodeship Łuczyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobroszyce, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland Łęczyca, Poland: Urząd Miasta Łęczyca (Municipal Office of Łęczyca).  

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