Brdów
Brdów is a big village in the administrative district of Gmina Babiak, within Koło County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Koło, east of the regional capital Poznań, 76 km south of Toruń and west of the country capital Warsaw.History
- 3700 BC – The first traces of people in the present Brdów.
- 1136 – The first written mention about Brdów.
- 1325 - The first mention about Catholic parish in Brdów.
- 1399 - The first mention of a brick church.
- 1436:
- * King of Poland Ladislaus of Varna brought to Brdów the Pauline Fathers Order from Jasna Gora and gave them into the care of church in Brdów.
- * Brdów gained town privileges.
- 1450 – Built the first school in Brdów.
- 1476 – City of Brdów became a royal property.
- 1562 – The renewal of civic rights of Brdów by king of Poland Sigismund II Augustus.
- 1584 - Built a hospital in Brdów.
- 1655 – Destruction of the city by the Swedes.
- 1824 – Construction of the factory in Brdów.
- 1863 – Battle of Brdów in Nowiny Brdowskie.
- 1870 – Loss of civic rights.
- 1893 - In Brdów lived 1 894 people.
- 1909 – Built a new building of school.
- 1938 - Built a new building of school.
- 1939:
- * Destruction of the town by the Germans.
- * Opened the hospital in place of new school.
- 1983:
- * Coronation of Image of Our Lady of Victories of Brdów by Pope John Paul II.
- * Fire of church.
- 1999 – Start of international cooperation with Airėnai
- 2004 – The Society of Friends of the Earth of Brdów.
- 2007 – Expansion of the school building.
- 2009 – Construction of new building of kindergarten.
- 2010 – In Brdów was a car accident, which killed 5 people.
- 2011 – Wind farm built in Brdów.
Famous people
Famous people associated with Brdów:
Brdów is a local center of religion cult. Here is a St Adalbert's of Prague Church of a Pauline Fathers in Brdów. The church has existed since 1325.Population
- 1777 – 331 people
- 1827 – 794 people
- 1859 – 863 people
- 1902 – 1,894 people
- 1946 – 700 people
- 1999 – 818 people
- 2002 – 850 people
- 2005 – 900 people
- 2014 - 950 people
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