Borów, Strzelin County
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Borów ' is a village in Strzelin County
, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina
) called Gmina Borów
. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany
.
It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Strzelin
, and 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has a population of 900.
Strzelin County
Strzelin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...
, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
) called Gmina Borów
Gmina Borów
Gmina Borów is a rural gmina in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Borów, which lies approximately north-west of Strzelin, and south of the regional capital Wrocław....
. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Strzelin
Strzelin
Strzelin is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about south of the region's capital Wrocław. The town is the seat of Strzelin County and also of the smaller municipality of Strzelin...
, and 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has a population of 900.