Ligota

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 beginning with "Ligota" for a list of locations that include "Ligota" as part of their name.

Ligota may refer to the following places in Poland:

See also

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