Kurów (Powiat Puławski)
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lublin | ||
| Powiat : | Puławski | ||
| Gmina : | Kurów | ||
| Area : | 11.33 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 51 ° 24 ′ N , 22 ° 11 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 157 m npm | ||
| Residents : | 2870 (June 30, 2013) | ||
| Postal code : | 24-170 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) +48 (81) | ||
| License plate : | LPU | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Łęknica - Dorohusk | ||
| E372 Warsaw - Lublin | |||
| Next international airport : | Lublin | ||
Kurów [ 'kuruf ] is a village in south-eastern Poland. It is located on Kurówka in Powiat Puławski , Lublin Voivodeship , Poland and is the seat of the Kurów rural community .
history
Kurów was founded between 1431 and 1442 under Magdeburg law .
A center of Polish Calvinism in the 16th century , most of Kurów's residents converted to Arianism by 1660 . In February 1831, Polish troops led by General Józef Dwernicki defeated Russian units at the Battle of Kurów . During the Second World War Kurów was heavily bombed by the German air force on September 9, 1939 .
Sons and daughters of the place
- Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923–2014), General, former President of Poland
- Jacek Janczarski (1945–2000), satirist, playwright, screenwriter
- Klemens Kurowski (1340–1405), nobleman and senator, owner of Kurów
- Piotr Kurowski († 1463), castellan, owner of Kurów
- Ignacy Potocki (1750–1809), nobleman, owner of Kurów
Web links
Commons : Kurów - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Gmina website (Polish)