Chrząchów is a

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in the administrative district of

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 capit ...

, within

Puławy County __NOTOC__ Puławy County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was first established in 1867, but its current borders were established on January 1, 1999, as a result of t ...

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, in eastern Poland. It lies on the

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, approximately east of

Końskowola Końskowola is a town in eastern Poland (historic Lesser Poland region), located between Puławy and Lublin, near Kurów on the Kurówka River. It is the seat of a separate commune (''gmina'') within Puławy County in Lublin Voivodeship, called Gm ...

, east of

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, and north-west of the regional capital

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. In 2004 the village had a population of 736. There are about 160 small farms and houses, a small

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church, fire brigade, elementary school and two shops.

Name

According to local

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, the name of this village came from the sound of

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, but alternatively it may have come from: # the name of an inhabitant or owner, or # bushes, shrubs (Polish ''krzaki'', local informal

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''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 the history of the whole region. After the

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, in 1795, it became part of

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. In 1809 it became part of the

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, only to become part of the

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in 1815. * Until 1831 it was a private village, a possession of Polish nobles. * In 1827 there were 45 houses and 335 inhabitants, and in 1866 there were 70 houses. * During

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troops completely burnt the village. * At the beginning of

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, on September 10, 1939, the village was bombed by German

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, although there were no troops nor military targets there; several persons were killed. * During the war many people joined the

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(

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References

Villages in Puławy County {{Puławy-geo-stub