Sobota, Łódź Voivodeship
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Sobota [sɔˈbɔta] (lit. "Saturday") is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bielawy, within Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Bielawy, 17 km (11 mi) west of Łowicz, and 40 km (25 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź. It is located in Łęczyca Land.
History
It was a private church town, administratively located in the Orłów County in the Łęczyca Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]
Sobota was the site of the Battle of Sobota (1655), when a Polish force failed to head off the advancing Swedish invading army.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ 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. 3.
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- Oszkowice
- Piaski Bankowe
- Piotrowice
- Przezwiska
- Psary
- Rulice
- Seligi
- Skubiki
- Sobocka Wieś
- Sobota
- Stare Orenice
- Stare Piaski
- Stary Waliszew
- Traby
- Trzaskowice
- Walewice
- Waliszew Dworski
- Wojewodza
- Wola Gosławska
- Zakrzew
- Żdżary
- Zgoda
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