Tum, Poland

Village in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

52°3′21″N 19°13′58″E / 52.05583°N 19.23278°E / 52.05583; 19.23278Country

PolandVoivodeshipŁódźCountyŁęczycaGminaGóra Świętej MałgorzatyPopulation

(approx.)

600

Tum [tum] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Góra Świętej Małgorzaty, within Łęczyca County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Łęczyca and 35 km (22 mi) north-west of the regional capital Łódź. The village has an approximate population of 600.

Tum is the site of a 12th-century Romanesque Collegiate Church as well as a wooden church of Saint Nicholas from the 18th century. On the western edge of the village there are also remains of an early medieval stronghold dating back to the 6th-8th century, which fell into disuse in the 14th century, following the rise of the nearby town of Łęczyca. The stronghold, located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the late-medieval town site, was itself known as Łęczyca until then.^[2]

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ Buko, Andrzej (2008). The Archaeology of Early Medieval Poland. Leiden: Brill. p. 180. ISBN 9789004162303.