Galewice

Infobox Settlement
name = Galewice
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pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lodzkie
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Wieruszów County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Gmina Galewice
established_title = Established
established_date = 15th century
population_as_of = 2004
population_total = 1390
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 51 | latm = 20 | lats = 42 | latNS = N | longd = 18 | longm = 15 | longs = 29 | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 98-405
area_code = +48 62
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = EWE
website = http://www.galewice.pl

Galewice is a village in central Poland in Wieruszów County, Łódź Voivodeship, established in the 15th century. It was first mentioned in 1458 in Judicial Chronicles. The origin of the name Galewice is ambiguous. It either comes from a word "Gal", which means 'to serve' or it belonged to the first owners of the village, an aristocratic family of Galewski (coat of arms Wierusz). It is the seat of the administrative district of Gmina Galewice.

History

Galewice was first mentioned in 1458 in Judicial Chronicles and was owned by an aristocratic family of Galewski (coat of arms Wierusz). According to the statistics for the years 1633-1635 Galewice was the second most important settlement on the ancient route between Ostrzeszów and Wieruszów. When Poland was partitioned in 1795 Galewice fell under the Russian occupation. In 1815 it became part of the Congress Kingdom. In the mid-nineteenth century Antoni Myszkowski built on a hill a neo-classicist court and established a Court Park with some rare trees and plants in it. Myszkowski was the main owner of Galewice until 1885, when Kazimierz Czapski bought it. The second owner of the court occupied it until the second world war in 1939.

After 1918, when Poland gained independence, Galewice became the host of Gmina Galewice and in 1933 Roman Catholic Church parish (Parafia p.w. Najswietszego Serca Pana Jezusa / the Holliest Heart of Lord Jesus Parish) was established. During World War II it was the place of a labour camp for Jews from Wieruszów County.

Education

Szkola Podstawowa w Galewicach (Primary School in Galewice) dates its roots back to the years 1815-1819 when the village authority began to provide some elementar education for children. They were taught in Russian until 1 November 1905 when the Russian government agreed to teach Polish children in their mother tongue. Primary School in Galewice was suspended during the second world war and reopened in Autumn 1945. Between 1945 and 1972 Primary School in Galewice had a site in the old Czapski Family court and moved to the newly built premises at 22 Konopnickiej Street in February 1972.

Head Teachers:

ca. 1919 - Mr Kątny

ca. 1920 - 1927 - Mr A. Hampel

1927 - 1937 - Mr Jan Maślanka

1937 - 1939 - Mr Ratajek

1946 - 1970 - Mr Władysław Banaszkiewicz

1971 - Mr Ireneusz Kopacki

1971 - 1973 - Mr Boleslaw Petalas

1973 - 1984 - Mr Longin Matyja

1984 - 1986 - Mr Bogusław Smoleński

1986 - 1990 – Mrs Helena Zdunek

1990 - 1994 – Mr Włodzimierz Malinowski

April 1994r - October 1994 – Mrs Joanna Kowalczyk

November 1994 - Mrs Beata Kołodziejczyk

Gimnazjum im. Jana Pawla II w Galewicach (John Paul II Junior High School in Galewice) was established as Junior High School by the Commune Council decree in 1999 and teaches children between 13 and 16 years old. It shares premises with Primary School in Galewice at 22 Konopnickiej Street. In 2005 it obtained its present name.

Head Teachers:

1999 - present - Mr Piotr Mazurek

External links

* [http://www.galewice.pl Galewice - an official website]
* [http://www.orzelgalewice.bnx.pl/news.php Orzel Galewice Football Club]
* [http://www.ksgal-gaz.pl Gal-Gaz Galewice Football Club]
* [http://gimgalew.pl/index/index_main.html John Paul II Junior High School in Galewice (Gimnazjum)]
* [http://szpwgalewicach.republika.pl/ Primary School in Galewice]