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Gawłów, Masovian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 52°15′30″N 20°15′15″E / 52.25833°N 20.25417°E / 52.25833; 20.25417
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Gawłów
Village
Gawłów is located in Poland
Gawłów
Gawłów
Coordinates: 52°15′30″N 20°15′15″E / 52.25833°N 20.25417°E / 52.25833; 20.25417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountySochaczew
GminaSochaczew
Population
(approx.)
4,000

Gawłów [ˈɡavwuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sochaczew, within Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Sochaczew and 50 km (30 mi) west of Warsaw.

Ambroży Mikołaj Skarżyński a Polish General who commanded a Napoleon's Imperial Guard squadron (Polish 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard) was born in the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.