Mełchów | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Częstochowa |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Lelów |
Coordinates: | 50.7167°N 54°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Population Total: | 105 |
Registration Plate: | SCZ |
Mełchów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lelów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) north-west of Lelów, 350NaN0 east of Częstochowa, and 670NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Katowice.
During the January Uprising, on 30 September 1863, the Battle of Mełchów was fought near the village. In the battle, Polish insurgents supported by Hungarian volunteers defeated Russian troops.