Żarnów
Sign in to saveŻarnów is a town in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Żarnów. It lies approximately south-west of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.
Key facts
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- Żarnów
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- Town
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- Kościół św. Mikołaja.jpg
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- Romanesque church of Saint Nicholas
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- Herb Żarnowa.png
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
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- Łódź
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- County
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- Opoczno
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- Gmina
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- Żarnów
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- Poland
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- bottom
- Settlement.population_total
- 870
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
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- +1
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- CEST
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Żarnów is a town in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Żarnów. It lies approximately south-west of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.
The town belongs to historic region of Lesser Poland. Its name most probably comes from the phrase miejsce żarne - burned-out area, and refers to burning of forests in ancient times, to make fields. Żarnów has a long history, in the early years of Polish state it was a major urban center of the country. The first written mention of the settlement dates from 1065.