Bodzanów, Masovian Voivodeship

Town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

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52°30′4″N 20°1′41″E / 52.50111°N 20.02806°E / 52.50111; 20.02806Country

PolandVoivodeshipMasovianCountyPłockGminaBodzanówTown rights1351Population

• Total1,300Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationWPL

Bodzanów [bɔˈd͡zanuf] is a town in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Płock and 74 km (46 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

The village has a population of 1,300.

History

The territory became part of the emering Polish state in the 10th century. In the Middle Ages, Bodzanów became a private church village of the Norbertine nuns from nearby Płock, before it was granted town rights in 1351 by Duke Bolesław III of Płock from the Piast dynasty.^[1] Six annual fairs were held in Bodzanów in the late 19th century.^[1]

Bodzanów regained town status on January 1, 2023.^[2]^[3]

Sports

The local football team is Huragan Bodzanów.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 273.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Mamy czwarte miasto w powiecie płockim. Wiecie, że dwie wsie miały kiedyś prawa miejskie?" [We have a fourth town in Plock County. Did you know that two villages once had town rights?]. Portal Płock (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-05-11.
^ "Bodzanów po 150 latach będzie znowu miastem". warszawa.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ "Huragan Bodzanów" (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2023.