Galewice is a village in central

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, established in the 15th century. It was first mentioned in 1458 in Judicial Chronicles. The origin of the name Galewice is ambiguous. It either comes from a word ''Gal'', which means 'to serve' or it belonged to the first owners of the village, an aristocratic family of Galewski (coat of arms Wierusz). It is the seat of the administrative district of

Gmina Galewice __NOTOC__ Gmina Galewice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wieruszów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Galewice, which lies approximately north-east of Wieruszów and south-west of the regiona ...

. It lies approximately north-east of

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and south-west of the regional capital

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History and government

Galewice was first mentioned in 1458 in Judicial Chronicles and was owned by an aristocratic family of Galewski (coat of arms Wierusz). According to the statistics for the years 1633-1635 Galewice was the second most important settlement on the ancient route between

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and

. When

was partitioned in 1795 Galewice fell under the Russian occupation. In 1815 it became part of the

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. Until 1885 the village was owned by the Myszkowski family, when it was bought by Kazimierz Czapski. The Czapski family held the court in Galewice and owned most of the village until the

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in 1939. After 1918, when Poland gained independence, Galewice became the host of

and in 1933 Roman Catholic Church parish (Parafia p.w. Najswietszego Serca Pana Jezusa / the Holiest Heart of Lord Jesus Parish) was established. During World War II it was the place of a labour camp for Jews from Wieruszów County. Since the

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Galewice has remained the seat of Gmina Galewice, firstly in the

, and between 1975 and 1998 as part of the

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. After the reforms of the units of administrative division and local government in 1998, Galewice has returned to the Łódź Voivodeship.

Culture and sport

In the mid-nineteenth century Antoni Myszkowski built on a hill a neo-classicist court and established a Court Park with trees, such as

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, and

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. The court after the Second World War became the host to the primary school and most recently to the nursery. In 2012 a major restoration of the court park was carried out, with new pathways laid out and street lightning fitted in. The most popular sporting activity in Galewice is football. There are two football clubs: * LKS Orzeł Galewice - an amateur football club * Gal-Gaz Galewice - a semi-professional football club with adult and children sections. The children football club is known as UKS Gal-Gaz Galewice. Cultural life of Galewice revolves around and is mostly organized by the Cultural Centre ( Gminny Ośrodek Kultury), the

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( Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna), the parish and local schools.

External links

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Orzel Galewice Football Club

Gal-Gaz Galewice Football Club

Primary School in Galewice

Gminny Ośrodek Kultury in Galewice
{{Gmina Galewice Villages in Wieruszów County