Borów, Trzebnica County

For other places with the same name, see Borów (disambiguation).

Borów
Village
Borów
Coordinates: 51°22′2″N 16°50′56″E / 51.36722°N 16.84889°E / 51.36722; 16.84889
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Trzebnica
Gmina	Prusice

Borów [ˈbɔruf] (German: Krumpach) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prusice, within Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Prusice, 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Trzebnica, and 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

Notable residents

Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz (1896–1969), Wehrmacht general

References

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

Gmina Prusice

Town and seat	Prusice

Villages	Borów Borówek Brzeźno Budzicz Chodlewko Dębnica Gola Górowo Jagoszyce Kaszyce Wielkie Kopaszyn Kosinowo Krościna Mała Krościna Wielka Ligota Strupińska Ligotka Pawłów Trzebnicki Pększyn Pietrowice Małe Piotrkowice Raszowice Skokowa Strupina Świerzów Wilkowa Wszemirów

Coordinates: 51°22′2″N 16°50′56″E / 51.36722°N 16.84889°E / 51.36722; 16.84889

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