Batorz | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lublin |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Janów Lubelski |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Batorz |
Coordinates: | 50.85°N 51°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Population Total: | 982 |
Registration Plate: | LJA |
Batorz 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 16km (10miles) north of Janów Lubelski and 450NaN0 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.