Borów, Kraśnik County
Borów | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg) Saints Andrew and Joseph church in Borów | |
  Borów | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′N 21°55′E / 50.800°N 21.917°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Kraśnik |
| Gmina | Annopol |
| Population | |
• Total | 500 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LKR |
Borów [ˈbɔruf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Annopol, within Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 km (6 mi) south of Annopol, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Kraśnik, and 68 km (42 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin.
History
[edit]During the German occupation (World War II), on 2 February 1944, the village was pacified by the occupiers. Some 300 Polish inhabitants were massacred in reprisal for their support for the Polish resistance movement. There is a memorial in the village.
References
[edit]- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
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