Liw, Poland

Liw
Village
Coat of arms
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Węgrów
Gmina	Gmina Liw
Population	920
Website	http://www.liw.pl/

Liw [lif] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Liw, within Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies on the river Liwiec (also sometimes called the Liw), approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Węgrów and 68 km (42 mi) east of Warsaw.

Liw was formerly a town; it received town rights in 1421 or earlier, and between 1493 and 1789 there were two separate towns, Liw Stary ("Old Liw") and Liw Nowy ("New Liw"). Liw lost its status as a town in 1866 while under Russian rule, following the town's participation in the January Uprising. There had also been a Battle of Liw in April 1831 during the November Uprising, which led to the Russian forces withdrawing across the Liwiec.

The village has a population of 920. It has a Gothic castle (originally built by the Masovian princes before 1429) and a neo-Gothic church (built 1905–1907).

External links

• Jewish Community in Liw on Virtual Shtetl