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Brochów, Masovian Voivodeship
Village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the village in the Masovian Voivodeship. For the district in Wrocław, see Brochów.
Brochów [ˈbrɔxuf] is a village (population 400) in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, central Poland. It is the seat of Gmina Brochów[1] and lies some 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Sochaczew and 52 km (32 mi) west of Warsaw.
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Brochów | |
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Village | |
![]() Church of St. Roch and John the Baptist | |
Coordinates: 52°19′22″N 20°15′58″E | |
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Voivodeship | Masovian |
County | Sochaczew |
Gmina | Brochów |
Elevation | 70.0 m (229.7 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 400 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | WSC |
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It was in the church at Brochów that Nicolas Chopin and Justyna Krzyżanowska, parents of future composer Frédéric Chopin, were married on 2 June 1806. Frédéric was baptized there on 23 April 1810.
During the Invasion of Poland in World War II, on 15 September 1939, Brochów was the site of a successful cavalry charge against German infantry by the 17th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment.