Popowo Kościelne

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Popowo Kościelne, Rural village in Gmina Somianka, Poland.

Located 37 kilometers north of Warsaw, Popowo Kościelne sits at an elevation of 54 meters above sea level in the Masovian Voivodeship.

First documented in 1203 as property of the Bishop of Plock, the village remained under the ownership of the Popowski family from 1380 to 1768.

The neo-Gothic church, constructed between 1900 and 1906, contains a revered image of Our Lady of Popowo and features a founders crypt from 1909.

The village utilizes the postal code 07-203 and contains agricultural lands bordered by the Bug River to the south and forests to the north.

On September 5, 1939, aircraft prototypes evacuating from Warsaw landed at a temporary airstrip in Popowo Kościelne before continuing toward Lviv.

Location: Gmina Somianka

Elevation above the sea: 54 m

GPS coordinates: 52.53639,21.18806

Latest update: March 6, 2025 00:38

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