Gołąb [ˈɡɔwɔmp] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puławy, within Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Puławy and 56 km (35 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin.[2]

Gołąb
Village
Gołąb
Coordinates: 51°29′13″N 21°52′31″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Puławy
Gmina	Gmina Puławy
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Population	2,227[1]

As of 2011, the population of the village is 2227.

Gołąb means "pigeon" in Polish.

Monuments

• Saints Catherine and Florian Church
• Loreto House
• A figure of John of Nepomuk
• Museum of Unusual Bicycles.

History

The first historical mention of the town was in the XII century. The parish church was constructed between 1628–1636, and the Loreto House was constructed between 1634 and 1638.

An invading Swedish army routed a Polish army in the Battle of Gołąb 1656.

The Gołąbska Confederation was found on the 16 October, 1672.

In 1939, Germans bombed the airport and a nearby lake. A dozen or so women who were washing clothes and bedding by the lake, were mistakenly recognised by paratroopers and died.

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