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Galewice
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| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lodzkie | ||
| County | Wieruszów County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Galewice | ||
| Established | 15th century | ||
| Population (2004) | 1,390 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 98-405 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 62 | ||
| Car plates | EWE | ||
| Website | http://www.galewice.pl | ||
Galewice [ɡalɛˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in central Poland in Wieruszów County, Łódź Voivodeship, established in the 15th century. It was first mentioned in 1458 in Judicial Chronicles. The origin of the name Galewice is ambiguous. It either comes from a word Gal, which means 'to serve' or it belonged to the first owners of the village, an aristocratic family of Galewski (coat of arms Wierusz). It is the seat of the administrative district of Gmina Galewice. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Wieruszów and 97 km (60 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
Galewice was first mentioned in 1458 in Judicial Chronicles and was owned by an aristocratic family of Galewski (coat of arms Wierusz). According to the statistics for the years 1633-1635 Galewice was the second most important settlement on the ancient route between Ostrzeszów and Wieruszów. When Poland was partitioned in 1795 Galewice fell under the Russian occupation. In 1815 it became part of the Congress Poland. In the mid-nineteenth century Antoni Myszkowski built on a hill a neo-classicist court and established a Court Park with some rare trees and plants in it. Myszkowski was the main owner of Galewice until 1885, when Kazimierz Czapski bought it. The second owner of the court occupied it until World War II in 1939.
After 1918, when Poland gained independence, Galewice became the host of Gmina Galewice and in 1933 Roman Catholic Church parish (Parafia p.w. Najswietszego Serca Pana Jezusa / the Holliest Heart of Lord Jesus Parish) was established. During World War II it was the place of a labour camp for Jews from Wieruszów County.
Szkola Podstawowa w Galewicach (Primary School in Galewice) dates its roots back to the years 1815-1819 when the village authority began to provide some elementar education for children. They were taught in Russian until 1 November 1905 when the Russian government agreed to teach Polish children in their mother tongue. Primary School in Galewice was suspended during the second world war and reopened in Autumn 1945. Between 1945 and 1972 Primary School in Galewice had a site in the old Czapski Family court and moved to the newly built premises at 22 Konopnickiej Street in February 1972.
Head Teachers:
ca. 1919 - Mr Kątny
ca. 1920 - 1927 - Mr A. Hampel
1927 - 1937 - Mr Jan Maślanka
1937 - 1939 - Mr Ratajek
1946 - 1970 - Mr Władysław Banaszkiewicz
1971 - Mr Ireneusz Kopacki
1971 - 1973 - Mr Boleslaw Petalas
1973 - 1984 - Mr Longin Matyja
1984 - 1986 - Mr Bogusław Smoleński
1986 - 1990 – Mrs Helena Zdunek
1990 - 1994 – Mr Włodzimierz Malinowski
April 1994r - October 1994 – Mrs Joanna Kowalczyk
November 1994 - Mrs Beata Kołodziejczyk
Gimnazjum im. Jana Pawla II w Galewicach (John Paul II Junior High School in Galewice) was established as Junior High School by the Commune Council decree in 1999 and teaches children between 13 and 16 years old. It shares premises with Primary School in Galewice at 22 Konopnickiej Street. In 2005 it obtained its present name.
Head Teachers:
1999–present - Mr Piotr Mazurek
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