Brochów,_Masovian_Voivodeship

Brochów, Masovian Voivodeship

Brochów, Masovian Voivodeship

Village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

This article is about the village in the Masovian Voivodeship. For the district in Wrocław, see Brochów.

Brochów [ˈbrɔxuf] is a village (population 400) in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It is the seat of Gmina Brochów[1] and lies some 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Sochaczew and 52 km (32 mi) west of Warsaw.

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It was in the church at Brochów that Nicolas Chopin and Justyna Krzyżanowska, parents of future composer Frédéric Chopin, were married on 2 June 1806. Frédéric was baptized there on 23 April 1810.

During the Invasion of Poland in World War II, on 15 September 1939, Brochów was the site of a successful cavalry charge against German infantry by the 17th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment.

References

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    "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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