Borów, Kraśnik County
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.
Borów | |
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Village | |
Saints Andrew and Joseph church in Borów | |
Borów | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′N 21°55′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 |
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.
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