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Russów

Coordinates: 51°51′N 18°5′E / 51.850°N 18.083°E / 51.850; 18.083
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Russów
Village
Russów is located in Poland
Russów
Russów
Coordinates: 51°51′N 18°5′E / 51.850°N 18.083°E / 51.850; 18.083
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyKalisz
GminaŻelazków

Russów [ˈrussuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Kalisz and 101 km (63 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Notable people

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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

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Krzysztof Tomasik (19 October 2009). "Fragment książki "Homobiografie"". Krzysztof Tomasik, Homobiografie, Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej, Warsaw 2008 (in Polish). Polityka.pl. Retrieved 17 November 2012.