Liw, Poland
Liw | |
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Postal code | 07-100 |
ISO 3166 code | POL |
Vehicle registration | WWE |
Website | http://www.liw.pl/ |
Liw [lif] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Liw, within Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies on the river Liwiec (also sometimes called the Liw), approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Węgrów and 68 km (42 mi) east of Warsaw.
History
Liw probably started as a gord guarding the ford across Liwiec river and the eastern borders of Duchy of Masovia, and the stronghold was moved from the original site to the area of the present castle, built in 1429, in the 13th century. First written document about Liw comes from 1304, during Masovian duke Bolesław II of Masovia rule. Liw received
In 1815 it became part of the Russian Empire. During the November Uprising there took place a battle, Battle of Liw, between Polish insurrectionists forces and Russian army in April 1831, which led to the Russian forces withdrawing across the Liwiec river. Based on the Tsar's order Liw lost its status as a town and became a village in 1866 as the punishment for the town's participation in the January Uprising.
The village has a ruin of Gothic castle (originally built by the Masovian princes before 1429) and a neo-Gothic church (built 1905–1907).
References
External links
- Jewish Community in Liw on Virtual Shtetl