Brdów[brduf] is a village in the administrative district of
Gmina Babiak, within
Koło County,
Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 18 km (11 mi) north of
Koło, 123 km (76 mi) east of the regional capital
Poznań, 76 km (48 mi) south of
Toruń and 185 km (115 mi) 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
PolandLadislaus 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.
Zachariasz Jabłoński - journalist, theologian and priest
Church
Brdów is a local center of Catholic religion. 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
Gallery
Center of Brdów in 1934
The house where lived the famous actress –
Pola Negri
St Adalbert's of Prague church in Brdów, 14th century; 17th century
Center of Brdów
Restaurant "Pod Jesionem" (en:Under the Ash) in center of Brdów