Borów, Kraśnik County

For other places with the same name, see Borów (disambiguation).
Borów
Village
Saints Andrew and Joseph church in Borów
Saints Andrew and Joseph church in Borów
Borów is located in Poland
Borów
Borów
Coordinates: 50°48′N 21°55′E / 50.800°N 21.917°E / 50.800; 21.917
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyKraśnik
GminaAnnopol
Population
 • Total
500
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLKR

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 kilometres (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

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

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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