Latowicz

Latowicz
Aerial view of Latowicz
Aerial view of Latowicz
Coat of arms of Latowicz
Coat of arms
Latowicz is located in Poland
Latowicz
Latowicz
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 52°1′36″N 21°48′39″E / 52.02667°N 21.81083°E / 52.02667; 21.81083
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyMińsk
GminaLatowicz
Town rights1423
Population
 • Total
1,429
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
05-334
Vehicle registrationWM
Voivodeship roads

Latowicz [laˈtɔvit͡ʂ] is a town in Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Latowicz.

The town has a population of 1,429.

History

Act granting various rights to Latowicz by Duke Janusz I the Old in 1423

The parish church in Latowicz was founded in 1400. Town rights were granted in 1423 by Duke Janusz I the Old. It was a royal town, administratively located in the Garwolin County in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Latowicz was occupied by Germany until 1944.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  3. 1 2 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. V. Warszawa. 1884. p. 99.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Mazowsze w drugiej połowie XVI wieku; Cz.1, Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. p. 4.