Belsk Duży
Belsk Duży | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Church of Holy Trinity | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Belsk Duży Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′N 20°49′E / 51.833°N 20.817°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Grójec |
| Gmina | Belsk Duży |
| Population | |
• Total | 800 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WGR |
| Voivodeship roads |   |
| Website | http://www.belskduzy.pl |
Belsk Duży [ˈbɛlsk ˈduʐɨ] is a village in Grójec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Belsk Duży.
History
In the early modern period, a trade route connecting Warsaw and Kraków ran through the village.[2] It was one of the busiest routes in Poland.[2]
Notable people
- Jan Rządkowski (1860–1934), Polish general
References
- ↑ "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).
- 1 2 Szulist, Władysław (1976). "Ważniejsze szlaki handlowo-komunikacyjne woj. mazowieckiego". Rocznik Mazowiecki (in Polish). Vol. 6. p. 343.