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Chrząchów
Chrząchów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Końskowola, within Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies on the Kurówka River, approximately east of Końskowola, east of Puławy, and north-west of the regional capital Lublin. In 2004 the village had a population of 736. There are about 160 small farms and houses, a small Roman Catholic church, fire brigade, elementary school and two shops. Name According to local legend, the name of this village came from the sound of wild boars, but alternatively it may have come from: # the name of an inhabitant or owner, or # bushes, shrubs (Polish ''krzaki'', local informal dialect ''krzoki''). In the old Polish language, ''k'' and ''ch'' were often written and spoken alternatively (for example ''chrzcić'' and ''krzcić'' = to baptize). In an old document the name of the village was written ''Krzochów''. History * Around 1430 it was mentioned for the first time. Since then it shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Końskowola
__NOTOC__ Gmina Końskowola is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Końskowola, which lies approximately east of Puławy and north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 9,050 (8,955 in 2015). Villages Gmina Końskowola contains the villages and settlements of Chrząchów, Chrząchówek, Końskowola, Las Stocki, Młynki, Nowy Pożóg, Opoka, Pulki, Rudy, Sielce, Skowieszyn, Stara Wieś, Stary Pożóg, Stok, Witowice and Wronów. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Końskowola is bordered by the town of Puławy and by the gminas of Kazimierz Dolny, Kurów Kurów () is a village in south-eastern Poland, located in the historic province of Lesser Poland, between Puławy and Lublin, on the Kurówka River. It is capital of a separate gmina (municipality) called Gmina Kurów, within Lublin Voivodesh ..., Wąwolnica and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |