Osjaków
Sign in to saveOsjaków is a town in Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Osjaków. It is located on the Warta River, approximately north-east of Wieluń and south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
Key facts
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- Osjaków
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- Town
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- POL gmina Osjaków COA.svg
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- MOs810 WG 2023 30 (Saint Casimir church in Osjaków) (52).jpg
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- Saint Casimir Church
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
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- Łódź
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- County
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- Wieluń
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- Gmina
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- Osjaków
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- Poland
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- bottom
- Settlement.population_total
- 1221
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- CET
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- +1
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- CEST
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Osjaków is a town in Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Osjaków. It is located on the Warta River, approximately north-east of Wieluń and south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
==Etymology== There are several theories for the origin of the name Osjaków. One of the most well-known is that a prince, travelling through the area, supposedly decided to set up camp at the site of the modern-day town. He was stopped when a swarm of wasps attacked him and his servants, and the prince began shouting the Polish word for 'wasps', "Osy!" Supposedly with time, this was altered to Osy-jakow and Osjakow.