Bolechów

Bolechów
—  Village  —
Bolechów
Coordinates:
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Oława
Gmina Gmina Oława
For the Ukrainian town of which Bolechów is the Polish name, see Bolekhiv.

Bolechów [bɔˈlɛxuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oława, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Oława, and 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

The author Leah Horowitz lived in Bolechów.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 
  2. ^ Voices of the Matriarchs: Listening to the Prayers of Early Modern Jewish Women, Chava Weissler, Beacon Press, 1999, p. 10.