Racławice Explained

Racławice
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Miechów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Racławice
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.3297°N 20.2322°W

Racławice is a village located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It became famous after the victorious Battle of Racławice (1794) in the Kościuszko Uprising. It is the seat of a municipality (Gmina Racławice) within Miechów County. It lies approximately 15km (09miles) east of Miechów and 370NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Kraków.

The battle site is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated May 1, 2004. Its listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland.

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