Bratoszewice
Bratoszewice | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Saint Augustinus church Bratoszewice | |
  Bratoszewice | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′N 19°40′E / 51.933°N 19.667°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Zgierz |
| Gmina | Stryków |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EZG |
Bratoszewice [bratɔʂɛˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Stryków, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Zgierz, and 22 km (14 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź.[1] It is located in Łęczyca Land.
History
It was a private town, administratively located in the Brzeziny County in the Łęczyca Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]
Level crossing crash
On 30 July 2012 at about 6:00am (0400 GMT)[3] nine people were killed and one seriously injured after a train and a minibus collided at an unguarded railway level crossing in Bratoszewice. There were ten people in the minibus, mostly seasonal workers from Ukraine.[4] Passengers on the train were uninjured.[4]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Województwo sieradzkie i województwo łęczyckie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1998. p. 3.
- ^ "Nine dead as train hits minibus in Poland". The Daily Telegraph. Agence France-Presse (AFP). 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ a b "Nine killed as minibus and train collide in Poland". BBC News. AFP. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
