Russów
Russów | |
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Village | |
  Russów | |
| Coordinates: 51°51′N 18°5′E / 51.850°N 18.083°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Kalisz |
| Gmina | Żelazków |
Russów [ˈrussuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1]
Notable people
Russów is the birthplace of writer Maria Dąbrowska (1889–1965), the author of a popular Polish historical novel Noce i dnie (Nights and Days) written between 1932 and 1934. It was made into a film by the same title in 1975 by Jerzy Antczak. Her family belonged to local landed gentry (Ziemiaństwo).[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Krzysztof Tomasik (19 October 2009). "Fragment książki "Homobiografie"". Krzysztof Tomasik, Homobiografie, Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej, Warsaw 2008 (in Polish). Polityka.pl. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
