Baczewski is a name of a

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family, founders of the

J. A. Baczewski J. A. Baczewski was a Polish company best known for its fine spirits such as vodka and gin. The factory, dating back to the late 18th century, was based in Lwów (Lviv) and until 1939 was one of two most popular Polish export goods. History In ...

vodka company. The factory, dating back to late 18th century, was based in

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(Lviv) and until 1939 was one of two most popular Polish export goods. The family of Baczewski was of distant Valachian descent and signed itself with the

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. The Baczewski family was one of the most illustrious and wealthiest families in Lwów before World War I and in the interbellum period during the Second Polish Republic. Their residence was at the Lviv

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Family members

Members of the family include: * Leopold Maksymilian Baczewski * Józef Adam Baczewski (1829-1911) * Leopold Baczewski (1859-1930) * Henryk Baczewski (1864-1930) * Stefan Baczewski

External links

* * Magdalena Moraszczyk
J.A. Baczewski - lwowska legenda
gazeta.pl, 2003-04-30 * Irina KOTŁOBUŁATOWA

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