Oporów is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in
Kutno County,
Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.
It is the seat of the
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
(administrative district) called
Gmina Oporów
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Gmina Oporów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kutno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Oporów, Łódź Voivodeship, Oporów, which lies approximately east of Kutno and north of the ...
. It's east of
Kutno and north of the regional capital
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...
.
History
Oporów was a
private town, administratively located in the Orłów County in the
Łęczyca Voivodeship in the
Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.
A monastery was founded in 1453, which still has a few monks.
The
Oporów Castle was constructed in the mid-15th century for defensive purposes.
References
Villages in Kutno County
Łódź Voivodeship (1919–1939)
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