Komorów, Pruszków County Explained

Komorów
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pruszków
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Michałowice
Coordinates:52.1444°N 20.8153°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:4,570[1]

Komorów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Michałowice, within Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[2] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) south-east of Pruszków and 150NaN0 south-west of Warsaw.

The village was founded in 1424. The name comes from the Slavic name Komor. It has its own suburban light railway station (Komorów) (Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa).

In 1956, novelist Maria Dąbrowska settled in Komorów. Her residence currently houses a local library.

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Komorów, Pruszków County. Polska w liczbach. 20 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.