Bielawy (Łowicz district) - Bielawy (powiat łowicki)

Bielawy (Łowicz district)

Bielawy - a commune village in Poland, in voivodeship of Lodz, Lowicz poviat at the crossroads Mainly – Rząśno and Lowicz – Friday. The provincial road No. 703 runs through the town.

Characteristic

The village is situated on the Moga River, picturesquely spread out.

Geographic coordinates: 52 ° 04′28.87 ″ N, 19 ° 39′14.68 ″ E

The first records are from 1381, the church probably already existed at that time. In 1403, it obtained city rights (also then a permit to hold markets on Wednesdays) and lost them in 1870, when the town fell into decline, in 1793 it had 64 houses inhabited by 353 residents, 28 of whom were craftsmen.
In the Middle Ages, the city was famous for beer production and trade.
The city's development was positively influenced by its location at the intersection of the following roads: z Piotrkow down Saturdays, dating from the 14th-15th centuries and from Łęczyca to Łowicz dating back to the beginning of the 12th century.
In 1459 Bielawy were classified as medium-sized cities, e.g. for relief Malbork then deployed 6 soldiers. In the second half of XVII and at the beginning In the 18th century, war damage and defeats led the town to collapse. During World War I and II, the buildings were also seriously damaged.

The most interesting monument is the gothic church from the first half of the 19th century. Fifteenth century, in the Gothic style of Masovia (the Visitation of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph) which was founded by the canon of Gniezno, Wojciech Bielawski, owner of Bielawa. Brick, three-nave, with buttresses on the outside. The arcades between the naves have pointed arches, in the western and southern elevations there are pointed portals. The western gable is a recess and pinnacle, divided by pilaster strips. Two-span, rectangular chancel. Late baroque interior from the 18th century.
The church is decorated with the polychrome by Sophia Baudouin de Courtenay.
Inside the church, the oldest sandstone tombstone from 1462.
Outside, a free-standing wooden belfry from 1734 with a bell from 1531 inside.

At the Catholic cemetery there is a monumental, neo-Gothic tomb chapel of the Grabiński family, Pomian coat of arms, with a coat of arms.
Also in this cemetery, the headquarters of Polish soldiers who died in the Battle of Bzura in September 1939 during World War II. There are 28 mass graves in 7 rows in total

The village can be reached by road no 703 from the side of Piątek or from Łowicz. It is also possible to get there by buses, but they do not run very often.

There is no local communication

The most attractive historic buildings in the area include:
classicist palace in Walewice - a place made famous by the romance of Maria Walewska with Napoleon Bonaparte,
Neo-Gothic castle in Sobota, where Artur Zawisza Czarny (1809) was born,
the court in Borów - the birthplace of Władysław Grabski (1874), Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic, Minister of the Treasury and Agriculture, known for carrying out the currency reform in the interwar period,
gothic-renaissance church in Sobota,
a dozen or so nature monuments (trees and erratic boulders).

Junior high school in Bielawy for them. Józef Chełmoński

Self-government kindergarten in Bielawy

Primary School 17th Regiment of Greater Poland Lancers in Bielawy

2 grocery stores (delicatessen) opposite the bus stop, pharmacy, flower shop; mail and dino

Walewice Hotel Palace Stud Walewice, 99-423 Bielawy, tel. 46 838 26 81
Sobota Youth hostel from July to September Primary School in Sobota, ul. Warszawska 22, tel. 46 838 21 97

Bielawy Commune Office in Bielawy

The red "Sabers and Bagnets" trail, located in the southern part of the Łowicz poviat, covers Łowicz, Nieborów, Bełchów, Łyszkowice, Chatolin, Domaniewice, Guźnia, Bielawy, Walewice, Sobota and Bocheń. These places are connected with important events in the history of the region and the country: national uprisings and both world wars. The trail will be 119 km long.
Information is provided by the Bielawy Commune Office, ul. Garbarska 11, Department of Culture and Sport of the University of Gdańsk, tel. 46 838 20 40