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Also known as Wieruszow

Wieruszów () is a town in south-central Poland with 8,446 inhabitants (2020). Situated in the southwestern part of Łódź Voivodeship, it is the seat of the Gmina Wieruszów and Wieruszów County. Wieruszów is located in the historical Wieluń Land. The town is situated along the Prosna river.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Wieruszów is referenced by 173 other articles, and connects out to Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit, Germany and Poland.

Vinony files it under Cities and towns in Łódź Voivodeship, Holocaust locations in Poland and Sites of Nazi war crimes in the Invasion of Poland.

Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
Wieruszów
Region
województwo łódzkie
Country
Polska
Population
8,692
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Wieruszów
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Zespół klasztorny Paulinów w Wieruszowie.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Pauline Monastery and Church of the Holy Spirit
Settlement.image_flag
POL Wieruszów flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
POL Wieruszów COA.svg
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Poland
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bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Łódź
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wieruszów
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Wieruszów
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Rafał Przybył
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
before 13th century

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Wikidata facts

Population
8514
Area
5.98
Official website
www.wieruszow.pl
Image
Zespół klasztorny Paulinów w Wieruszowie.jpg
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Commons category
Wieruszów
postal code
98-400
male population
4057
female population
4457
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • World War II
  • Post-war history
  • Transport
  • Sports
  • Notable residents
  • References

Wieruszów () is a town in south-central Poland with 8,446 inhabitants (2020). Situated in the southwestern part of Łódź Voivodeship, it is the seat of the Gmina Wieruszów and Wieruszów County. Wieruszów is located in the historical Wieluń Land. The town is situated along the Prosna river.

==History== thumb|left|Preserved old wooden St. Roch church in the Podzamcze district Wieruszów was granted town rights, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. The town developed in the Late Middle Ages under the patronage of the Polish noble Wierusz family. It was a private town, administratively located in the Wieluń County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. The local Catholic parish was erected in 1386 by Przecław of Pogorzela, Bishop of Wrocław. In 1401, Bernard Wierusz founded the Pauline monastery. Augustyn Kordecki, prior of the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, commander of the heroic and successful Polish defense of Jasna Góra during the Swedish invasion in 1655, died in the monastery in Wieruszów in 1673. The monastery was rebuilt in its present form in 1676 in Baroque style. The church interior contains nine Baroque altars and choir stalls from 1682. There is a portrait of Bernard Wierusz, the first owner and founder of the church at the choir.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wieruszów” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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