Doruchów

Doruchów
Village
Doruchów
Coordinates: 51°25′N 18°5′E / 51.417°N 18.083°E / 51.417; 18.083
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Ostrzeszów
Gmina	Doruchów
Population	2,400

Doruchów [dɔˈruxuf] (German: Durochow) is a village in Ostrzeszów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Doruchów.^[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Ostrzeszów and 136 km (85 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

The village has a population of 2,400. It was the site of the 18th-century Doruchów witch trial.

Notable Residents

Theo Harych (1903–1958), German writer

References

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

Gmina Doruchów

Seat	Doruchów

Other villages	Godziętowy Gruszków Mieleszówka Morawin Oświęcim Pieczyska Plugawice Przytocznica Rudniczysko Skarydzew Stara Kuźnica Tokarzew Tonia Torzeniec Torzeniec PGR Wrzosy Wygoda Plugawska Wygoda Tokarska Zalesie

Coordinates: 51°25′N 18°5′E / 51.417°N 18.083°E / 51.417; 18.083

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