Łapy
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Podlaskie | ||
| Powiat : | Białostocki | ||
| Gmina : | Łapy | ||
| Area : | 11.94 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 52 ° 59 ' N , 22 ° 53' E | ||
| Height : | 120 m npm | ||
| Residents : | 15,757 (Dec. 31, 2016) | ||
| Postal code : | 18-100 to 18-101 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 85 | ||
| License plate : | BIA | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Next international airport : | Warsaw | ||
Łapy is a city in the Powiat Białostocki of the Podlaskie Voivodeship in Poland . It is the seat of the town-and-country municipality of the same name with around 22,000 inhabitants.
geography
Łapy is located 27 kilometers southwest of the city center of Białystok . The Narew River runs along the northeastern edge of the city .
history
It is not known exactly when Łapy was founded. According to a legend, today's name “Łapy” is derived from a nobleman Łappa ( Lubicz ) from Mazovia , who founded a settlement here in the 15th century.
Through the Third Partition of Poland , Łapy came to Prussia , after the Peace of Tilsit in 1807 to the Duchy of Warsaw and after the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to Congress Poland .
Łapy owes its development to the Petersburg-Warsaw Railway , which opened on December 15, 1862. In 1870, the French set up a repair shop for cars. The workshop, which still exists today, caused an influx of workers and craftsmen from the surrounding villages and contributed to urban development.
Since the middle of the 19th century , industrialization and the expansion of the city resulted in a dynamic population increase:
- 1827 - 1043 inhabitants
- 1847-1500
- 1920-4000
- 1939 - about 7000
In 1925 six former villages (Łapy-Barwiki, Łapy-Leśniki, Łapy-Zięciuki, Łapy-Wity, Łapy-Goździki, Łapy-Bociany) joined together to form today's place Łapy. On January 7, 1925, Łapy received town charter .
When the Second World War broke out in 1939, around 7,000 people lived in the city. During the war, 80% of the city was destroyed and the entire Jewish population was deported.
Today Łapy is a small town with a rural character and mostly low buildings. The city had around 16,000 inhabitants in 2010.
Culture and sights
- The St. Peter and Paul Church. In 1919 the foundation stone for the new church was laid. A neo-Romanesque brick building was built according to plans by the architect Kazimierz Skórewicz . After about eight years of construction, the church was consecrated on September 18, 1927. During the Second World War, the church was largely destroyed by bombs and rebuilt between 1945 and 1949.
- The Narew National Park was established in accordance with the ordinance of the Council of Ministers of the State of July 1, 1996. It covers a section of the swampy Narew valley with an area of 6,810.23 hectares. It is located in the Narew valley between the village of Suraz and the villages of Rzedziany and Panki.
Łapy municipality
The urban-and-rural municipality Łapy has an area of 127.57 km², on which about 22,000 inhabitants live.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
There are two provincial roads running through the city:
- Provincial road 681 , which starts in Ciechanowiec and runs in a north-easterly direction through Brańsk , Łapy, Roszki-Wodźki and further towards Białystok .
- 682 Łapy - Markowszczyzna Provincial Road
The following railway lines run through the town:
- Warsaw - Białystok ( Petersburg-Warsaw Railway )
- Łapy - Ostrołęka (partially closed)
The nearest international airport is Frédéric Chopin Airport in Warsaw , which is about 160 kilometers southwest.
Personalities
- Mariusz Antoni Kamiński (* 1978), politician and member of parliament
- Grzegorz Kiełsa (* 1979), boxer and Olympic champion; lived in Łapy.
literature
- Androna Senska (Ed.): Łapy w 70. rocznicę nadania praw miejskich. Bydgoszcz (Wydawnictwo “Journal”) 1995, ISBN 83-86002-69-7
- Androna Senska (Ed.): Łapy - oficjalny informator miejski. Bydgoszcz (Wydawnictwo “Journal”) 1993
Web links
- City and municipality website (Polish)