Bolechów

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Bolechów
Village
Bolechów
Coordinates: 50°53′N 17°14′E / 50.883°N 17.233°E / 50.883; 17.233
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. 
  2. Voices of the Matriarchs: Listening to the Prayers of Early Modern Jewish Women, Chava Weissler, Beacon Press, 1999, p. 10.

Coordinates: 50°53′N 17°14′E / 50.883°N 17.233°E / 50.883; 17.233


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