Kowalów is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Rzepin, within
Słubice County,
Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.
It lies approximately north-west of
Rzepin, north-east of
Słubice, south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north-west of Zielona Góra.
History
The oldest surviving document from the village Kohlow 1405, but the village had already been founded in the thirteenth century, as evidenced by the historic church from the late Roman period 1250–1270. The village was the centre of an estate owned until 1945 was the family of von Kaphengst-Kohlow.
February 2, 1945 the village was occupied by Soviet troops, which in April submitted her Polish administration. Existing inhabitants were
dispossessed and deported to Germany.
In 1945-1954 and 1973-1976 the area was the seat of the municipality Kowalów. In 1954-1972 the village was the seat of the National Council district. In 1975-1998 the area administratively belonged to the population of Gorzow.
Transport
Road transport
Kowalów is located on two provincial roads: 137 Slubice-Kowalów-Miedzyrzecz-Trzciel and 139 Górzyca-Kowalów-Rzepin-Debrznica.
Rail transport
In Kowalowie is Kowalów station, which is located on the railway line No 273 Nadodrzance connecting Wroclaw Central from the
Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...
Square.
Direct rail connections make it possible to reach all points on the line. Only stop passenger trains REGIO.
Photos
File:Hala sportowa w kowalowie.jpg, Athletic Hall of Kowalów
File:Stacja PKP (wejście).jpg, Railway station PKP PKP may stand for:
Organizations
* Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930, original Filipino communist party
* Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas, underground Filipino Maoist party
* Phi Kappa Phi, oldest all-discipline honor society in the United Stat ...
File:Stacja PKP (peron) w Kowalowie.jpg, Railway station PKP PKP may stand for:
Organizations
* Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930, original Filipino communist party
* Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas, underground Filipino Maoist party
* Phi Kappa Phi, oldest all-discipline honor society in the United Stat ...
File:Wjazd do Kowalowa od strony Radowa.jpg, Entrance to Kowalów
File:Stacja plaiw w Kowalowie.jpg, The gas station and supermarket Chata Polska
File:Jeden z domów.jpg, One of the oldest buildings in Kowalów
File:Boisko .jpg, Sports complex at the School Complex in Kowalów
File:Kompleks.jpg, Sports complex at the School Complex in Kowalów
File:Boisko do koszykówki.jpg, Basketball court at the Complex of Schools in Kowalów
File:Hala sportowa w Kowalowie.jpg, Athletic Hall of Kowalów
File:ZS Kowalów.jpg, Access to Secondary School in Kowalów
References
{{Gmina Rzepin
Villages in Słubice County