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Borowy Młyn, Kwidzyń County
Borowy ( ) may refer to the following: Places *Borowy Las, a village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland * Borowy Młyn, various villages in Poland * Kamieńczyk-Borowy, a village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland * Sojczyn Borowy, a village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland * Szczawin Borowy-Wieś, a village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland *Złaków Borowy, a village in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland Other * Hank Borowy (1916–2004), an American baseball player * Borowy, a Polish name for the forest-dwelling spirit Leshy The Leshy (also Leshi; rus, леший, p=ˈlʲeʂɨj; literally, " efrom the forest", pl, borowy, leśnik, leśniczy, lasowik, leszy) is a tutelary deity of the forests in pagan Slavic mythology. As the spirit rules over the forest and huntin ... See also * * Borovy * Borovoy {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borowy Las
Borowy Las (, csb, Bòrowi Las, german: Borowihlas) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sierakowice, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Sierakowice, west of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see ''History of Pomerania''. The village has a population of 144. It was the birthplace in 1896 of Franziska Schanzkowska (Franciszka Szankowska; later Anna Anderson), who gained notoriety for claiming to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and commu .... References Borowy Las {{Kartuzy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borowy Młyn (other)
Borowy Młyn may refer to the following places in Poland: *Borowy Młyn, Bytów County in Pomeranian Voivodeship (north Poland) *Borowy Młyn, Kwidzyń County in Pomeranian Voivodeship (north Poland) *Borowy Młyn, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) *Borowy Młyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) *Borowy Młyn, Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland) *Borowy Młyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Borowy Młyn is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Nidzica __NOTOC__ Gmina Nidzica is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of N ... (north Poland) * Borowy Młyn, Kwidzyn County in Pomeranian Voivodeship (north Poland) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamieńczyk-Borowy
Kamieńczyk-Borowy () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boguty-Pianki __NOTOC__ Gmina Boguty-Pianki is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Boguty-Pianki, which lies approximately east of Ostrów Mazowiecka and ..., within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. References Villages in Ostrów Mazowiecka County {{OstrówMazowiecka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sojczyn Borowy
Sojczyn Borowy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grajewo, within Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Grajewo and north-west of the regional capital Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok Up .... References Sojczyn Borowy {{Grajewo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczawin Borowy-Wieś
Szczawin Borowy-Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczawin Kościelny, within Gostynin County __NOTOC__ Gostynin County ( pl, powiat gostyniński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governme ..., Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. References Villages in Gostynin County {{Gostynin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Złaków Borowy
Złaków Borowy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zduny, within Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Zduny Zduny (german: Zduny, 1943-45 Treustädt) is a town in west-central Poland with 4,551 inhabitants as of 2011. It has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999; it was within Kalisz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. Location Zduny ..., north-west of Łowicz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź. References Villages in Łowicz County {{Łowicz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Borowy
Henry Ludwig Borowy (May 12, 1916 – August 23, 2004) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1942 through 1951 for the New York Yankees (1942–45), Chicago Cubs (1945–48), Philadelphia Phillies (1949–50), Pittsburgh Pirates (1950), and Detroit Tigers (1950–51). He batted and threw right-handed. Born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Borowy graduated from Bloomfield High School (New Jersey), Bloomfield High School and Fordham University. Over the course of his career, Borowy pitched in six World Series games, and posted a 108–82 regular season record, with 690 strikeouts, and a 3.50 earned run average (ERA), in 1,717 innings. Major league career Borowy debuted on April 18, 1942, with the Yankees, finishing with a 15–4 record, 85 strikeouts, and a 2.82 ERA. He started Game 4 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals but did not receive a decision. In 1943, Borowy went 14–9, with 107 strikeouts, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leshy
The Leshy (also Leshi; rus, леший, p=ˈlʲeʂɨj; literally, " efrom the forest", pl, borowy, leśnik, leśniczy, lasowik, leszy) is a tutelary deity of the forests in pagan Slavic mythology. As the spirit rules over the forest and hunting, he may be related to the Slavic god Porewit. There is also a deity, named ''Svyatibor'' (''Svyatobor'', ''Svyatibog''), who is mentioned in the beliefs of the Eastern and Western Slavs as the god of forests and the lord of the leshies. His functions were identical to those of the god Veles. The Leshy is masculine and humanoid in shape, is able to assume any likeness and can change in size and height. In some accounts, Leshy is described as having a wife (''Leshachikha'', ''Leszachka'', ''Lesovikha'' and also, sometimes, the '' Kikimora'' of the swamp) and children (''leshonki'', ''leszonky''). He is known by some to have a propensity to lead travelers astray and abduct children (which he shares with Chort, the "Black One"), which wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borovy
Borovy is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Borovy lies approximately south of Plzeň Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabita ... and south-west of Prague. References Villages in Plzeň-South District {{Plzeň-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
