Bałtów, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Bałtów | |
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 Tyrranosaurus model in Bałtów Jurassic Park | |
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| Postal code | 27-423 |
| Area code | +48 41 |
Bałtów [ˈbau̯tuf] is a village in Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bałtów. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and 68 km (42 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce.[1]
History
The village dates back to the
town rights before 1751 and losing them before 1790.[2]
Bałtów ceased to be a private village in 1864.
Places of interest
- Large dinopark (called JuraPark)
- Drucki-Lubecki Palace from the 19th century
- Church of Our Lady of Sorrows dated to 1697
- Watermill from the 19th century
- A 19th-century cemetery with the chapel of the Drucki-Lubecki family
- Wooden chapel of St. John of Nepomuk
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Church of Our Lady of Sorrows -
Drucki-Lubecki Palace -
Watermill from the 19th century -
JuraPark
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References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Robert Krzysztofik, Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna, Katowice 2007, pp. 18-19
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