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Walewice

Coordinates: 52°6′13″N 19°40′3″E / 52.10361°N 19.66750°E / 52.10361; 19.66750
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Walewice
Village
Walewice palace
Walewice palace
Walewice is located in Poland
Walewice
Walewice
Coordinates: 52°6′13″N 19°40′3″E / 52.10361°N 19.66750°E / 52.10361; 19.66750
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyŁowicz
GminaBielawy

Walewice [valɛˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bielawy, within Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland, on the Bzura River.[1] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Łowicz and 39 km (24 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź.

It is the site of a 19th-century palace that belonged to Anastazy Colonna-Walewski, who was chamberlain of King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski. Walewice attracts tourists because Napoleon Bonaparte had a love affair with Countess Walewska, who bore their son, Alexandre Walewski, at the palace in Walewice.

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.