Babsk

Babsk
Village
Church in Babsk (built 1806)
Babsk
Coordinates: 51°50′22″N 20°21′4″E / 51.83944°N 20.35111°E / 51.83944; 20.35111
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyRawa
GminaBiała Rawska
Population
 (2005)
690
Postal code
96-205
Area code+48 46

Babsk [bapsk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała Rawska, within Rawa County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Biała Rawska, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Rawa Mazowiecka, and 62 km (39 mi) east of the regional capital Łódź.

In 1989, the Juventus footballer Gaetano Scirea died in a car accident in this village.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  2. ^ "Geniusz, który przemawiał ciszą. 31 lat temu tragicznie zginął Gaetano Scirea" (in Polish). Polsat Sport.