Galewice | |
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Village | |
 Coat of Arms of Galewice Commune | |
  Galewice | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′42″N 18°15′29″E / 51.34500°N 18.25806°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lodzkie |
| County | Wieruszów |
| Gmina | Galewice |
| Established | 15th century |
| Population (2011) | 1,443 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98-405 |
| Area code | +48 62 |
| Car plates | EWE |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | http://www.galewice.pl |
Galewice [ɡalɛˈvit͡sɛ] 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. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Wieruszów and 97 km (60 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.