Komorowo, Ostrów Mazowiecka County Explained

Komorowo
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ostrów Mazowiecka
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Ostrów Mazowiecka
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.8333°N 72°W
Population Total:2000
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:WOR
Blank Name Sec2:Highways
Blank1 Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Komorowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrów Mazowiecka, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) north-west of Ostrów Mazowiecka and 900NaN0 north-east of Warsaw.

History

In 1827, Komorowo had a population of 185, which by the 1880s grew to 385.[2]

In the interbellum, barracks of the Polish 18th Light Artillery Regiment were located in Komorowo.

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. In 1941–1943, the Germans operated the Stalag 333 prisoner-of-war camp in the pre-war barracks.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV. 1883. pl. Warsaw. 313.
  3. Book: Megargee. Geoffrey P.. Overmans. Rüdiger. Vogt. Wolfgang. 2022. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 328–329. 978-0-253-06089-1.