Ligota is a common name for villages in Western Poland. The word, related to Czech: lhóta (free or grace period), refers to the medieval custom of village founders being exempt from paying duties to their lords for a period of 5–8 years.
Villages throughout Poland and other parts of Central Europe have variants of this name.
See: All pages with titles beginning with Ligota for a list of locations that include "Ligota" as part of their name.
The Official Polish Register of Territorial Divisions (TERYT, Krajowy Rejestr Urzędowy Podziału Terytorialnego Kraju) lists 8 primary places with the name Ligota:
- Ligota, Silesian Voivodeship (south Poland)
- Ligota, Góra County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland)
- Ligota, Trzebnica County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland)
- Ligota, Łask County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
- Ligota, Sieradz County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
- Ligota, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
- Ligota, Ostrzeszów County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
- Ligota, Opole Voivodeship (south-west Poland)
and 3 parts of places with the name Ligota:
- Ligota (colony in Sieradz County) in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
- Ligota (Biskupice), part of the village of Biskupice, Miechów County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship (south Poland)
- Ligota (Kępiński county) a hamlet in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
In addition, there are a number of places not included in the TERYT:
- Ligota (Katowice) part of Katowice in Silesian Voivodeship (south Poland)
- Ligota - Ligocka Kuźnia part of Rybnik in Silesian Voivodeship (south Poland)
- Ligota (Wrocław) a housing estate in Wrocław in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland)
See also
- Ellguth (disambiguation)
- Lehota
- Lgota
- Lhota
- Wola (settlement)
- Sloboda, a similar concept in Russian history
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