Batorz
Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
50°51′N 22°29′E / 50.850°N 22.483°E / 50.850; 22.483
PolandBatorz [ˈbatɔʂ] is a village in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Batorz. It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Janów Lubelski and 45 km (28 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.
During the January Uprising, on 6 September 1863, the Battle of Sowia Góra was fought nearby, in which Polish insurgents and Hungarian volunteers were defeated by Russian troops.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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