Gorzków (Gorzków)
Gorzków (Горжків, Horzhkiv) is a village in Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gorzków. It lies approximately 14 km south-west of Krasnystaw and 47 km south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
During the Holocaust, 500 to 800 Jews from the village were murdered.
The village has a current population of 264.
During the Holocaust, 500 to 800 Jews from the village were murdered.
The village has a current population of 264.
Map - Gorzków (Gorzków)
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Country - Poland
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Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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PLN | Polish złoty | zÅ‚ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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PL | Polish language |