Walewice

For other places with the same name, see Walewice (disambiguation).

Walewice
Village
Walewice palace
Walewice
Coordinates: 52°6′13″N 19°40′3″E / 52.10361°N 19.66750°E / 52.10361; 19.66750
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
County	Łowicz
Gmina	Bielawy

Walewice [valɛˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bielawy, within Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland, on the Bzura River.^[1] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Łowicz and 39 km (24 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź.

It is the site of a 19th-century palace that belonged to Anastazy Colonna-Walewski, who was chamberlain of King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski. Walewice attracts tourists because Napoleon Bonaparte had a love affair with Countess Walewska, who bore their son, Alexandre Walewski, at the palace in Walewice.

Front view of the palace
Details of the garden
Details of the garden

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Bielawy

Seat	Bielawy

Other villages	Bielawska Wieś Bogumin Borów Borówek Brzozów Chruślin Drogusza Emilianów Gaj Gosławice Helin Janinów Łazin Leśniczówka Marianów Marywil Oszkowice Piaski Bankowe Piotrowice Przezwiska Psary Rulice Seligi Skubiki Sobocka Wieś Sobota Stare Orenice Stare Piaski Stary Waliszew Traby Trzaskowice Walewice Waliszew Dworski Wojewodza Wola Gosławska Zakrzew Żdżary Zgoda

Coordinates: 52°6′13″N 19°40′3″E / 52.10361°N 19.66750°E / 52.10361; 19.66750

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