Bąkowiec

Village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
51°30′14″N 21°42′41″E / 51.50389°N 21.71139°E / 51.50389; 21.71139Country PolandVoivodeship MasovianPowiat KozieniceGminaGarbatka-LetniskoSołectwoBąkowiecGovernment
 • WójtTadeusz MolendaElevation
160 m (520 ft)Population
 (2006)
500Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code
26-930
Phone area code(s)
(within Poland)48 xxx xx xxCar plate(s)WKZ

Bąkowiec [bɔnˈkɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Kozienice and 92 km (57 mi) south-east of Warsaw.

History

26 July 1945 - Division of AK (the commander Bernaciak Marian) released from transport, near Bąkowiec, about 120 prisoners, including many soldiers of underground armies. Among those freed were Lt. Col. Antoni Żurowski "Andrzej Bober" - the commander of VI Division Warszawa-Praga of Armia Krajowa and Lt. Col. Henryk Krajewski "Trzaska" - commander of 30 Poleski Infantry Division in Action "Burza" (English: Storm).

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

External links

  • Polish: Official website of Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko
  • Polish: Public Information Bulletin for Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko
  • Polish: Sołectwo in Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko[permanent dead link]
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