Doruchów is a village in Ostrzeszów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...

(administrative district) called Gmina Doruchów. It lies approximately east of Ostrzeszów and south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The village was the site of the 18th-century

Doruchów witch trial The Doruchów witch trial was a witch trial which took place in the village of Doruchów in Poland in the 18th century. It was the last mass trial of sorcery and witchcraft in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The trial allegedly resulted in ...

Notable residents

Theo Harych Theo Harych (19 December 1903 – 22 February 1958) was a German writer. Life Born in Doruchow, Province of Posen, Theo Harych was the son of a farmer. From 1910 to 1918, he worked as a herder and servant in Silesia. He stopped attending a ...

(1903–1958), German writer

References

Villages in Ostrzeszów County {{Ostrzeszów-geo-stub