Borów, Kraśnik County

Coordinates: 50°48′N 21°55′E / 50.800°N 21.917°E / 50.800; 21.917
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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
 • Total500
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[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]

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