Bicz is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the administrative district of

Gmina Stare Miasto __NOTOC__ Gmina Stare Miasto is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Stare Miasto, which lies approximately south-west of Konin and east of the r ...

, within

Konin County __NOTOC__ Konin County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in ...

Greater Poland Voivodeship Greater Poland Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland (''Wielkopolska'' ). The modern province includes most of this historic re ...

, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of

Stare Miasto Stare Miasto means "Old Town" in Polish. It may refer to the following places: City districts * Stare Miasto, Gdańsk * Stare Miasto, Kraków (for the specific neighbourhood, see Kraków Old Town) * Stare Miasto, Police * Stare Miasto, Pozna� ...

, south of

Konin Konin () is a city in central Poland, on the Warta River. It is the capital of Konin County and is located within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. In 2021 the population of the city was 71,427, making it the fourth-largest city in Greater Poland af ...

, and east of the regional capital

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

. Bicz has gained a certain level of recognition due to its association with the European game known as Blink Ball , which bears some resemblance to

American Football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

but features a distinct Polish adaptation. This intricate game involves two teams, namely the offense and defense, and its primary objective is to be the first to reach a predetermined point threshold. In order to score a point, a consecutive sequence of passes must be executed, meeting the stipulated criteria and avoiding any rule infractions or

Penalty Penalty, The Penalty, Penalization, Penalisation, Penalize or Penalise may refer to: Sports * Foul (sports) ** Penalty (golf) ** Penalty (gridiron football) ** Penalty (ice hockey) ** Penalty (rugby) ** Penalty (rugby union) ** Penalty kick (assoc ...

References

Villages in Konin County {{Konin-geo-stub