Bardo, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Bardo
Village
Church of the Visitation in Bardo
Church of the Visitation in Bardo
Bardo is located in Poland
Bardo
Bardo
Coordinates: 50°44′8″N 21°2′36″E / 50.73556°N 21.04333°E / 50.73556; 21.04333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie
CountyKielce
GminaRaków
Population
540
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationTKI

Bardo [ˈbardɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raków, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Raków and 35 km (22 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce.[1]

History

Bardo was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Wiślica County in the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2] A wooden church was built in Bardo in the 15th century, later replaced by the current brick church in the 18th century.[3]

In 1827 it had a population of 211.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Województwo sandomierskie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku; Cz.1, Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. 1993. p. 4.
  3. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warsaw. 1880. p. 107.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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