Geography
Dąbrowa Rzeczycka is a village in central Poland. It is situated within the administrative district of Gmina Rzeczyca, which is part of Tomaszów Mazowiecki County (powiat) in the Łódź Voivodeship. The settlement lies approximately 5 km north‑west of the gmina seat Rzeczyca, 20 km north‑east of the county capital Tomaszów Mazowiecki, and about 55 km east of the regional capital Łódź. The village is located on the eastern bank of the Pilica River basin, in a predominantly agricultural landscape.
Administrative status
- Country: Poland
- Voivodeship: Łódź
- County: Tomaszów Mazowiecki
- Gmina: Rzeczyca
The locality is registered in Poland’s National Official Register of the Territorial Division of the Country (TERYT) maintained by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) under the identifier for villages within Gmina Rzeczyca.
Demographics
Detailed population figures for Dąbrowa Rzeczycka are not published separately in the most recent publicly available GUS reports; demographic data are aggregated at the gmina level. Consequently, an exact current number of inhabitants is unavailable.
History
The settlement’s name combines the Polish word dąbrowa (a grove of oak trees) with Rzeczycka, a toponym derived from the nearby town of Rzeczyca. This naming pattern is typical for villages that historically were associated with a larger neighboring municipality. Archival references to Dąbrowa Rzeczycka appear in cadastral and administrative records dating from the 19th century, when the area formed part of the Congress Kingdom of Poland under Russian partition. No notable historical events specific to the village have been documented in major historical sources.
Transport
The village is accessed by local roads connecting it to Rzeczyca and surrounding settlements. The nearest major roadway is the national road 71, which runs to the south‑east of the village, providing links to Tomaszów Mazowiecki and Łódź. Public transport services are limited to regional bus lines serving the gmina.
References
- Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). Accessed 2023.
- Gmina Rzeczyca official website, administrative divisions section.
Note: All information presented reflects data available from reliable Polish governmental and administrative sources up to 2023.
