Brochów, Masovian Voivodeship Explained

Brochów
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sochaczew
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Brochów
Coordinates:52.3228°N 20.2661°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Elevation M:70.0
Population Total:400
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:WSC

Brochów is a village (population 400) in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, central Poland. It is the seat of Gmina Brochów[1] and lies some 11km (07miles) north of Sochaczew and 520NaN0 west of Warsaw.

It was in the church at Brochów that Nicolas Chopin and Justyna Krzyżanowska, parents of future composer Frédéric Chopin, were married on 2 June 1806. Frédéric was baptized there on 23 April 1810.

During the Invasion of Poland in World War II, on 15 September 1939, Brochów was the site of a successful cavalry charge against German infantry by the 17th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.