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Baborów [baˈbɔruf] (German: Bauerwitz) is a small town in southern Poland near Głubczyce, in the Opole Voivodeship, Głubczyce County, Gmina Baborów. As of December 2021, it has a population of 2,844.[3]

Baborów
Saint Joseph Church
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°9′28″N 17°58′48″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Głubczyce
Gmina	Baborów
Government [1]
• Mayor	Tomasz Krupa
Area [2]
• Total	11.86 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)[3][4]
• Total	2,844
• Density	240/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	48-120
Area code	+48 77
Car plates	OGL
Website	http://www.baborow.pl

History

The first mention of the town comes from 1296 in which a wójt Jarosław is mentioned. The town was most likely founded by a Bohemian magnate, Bavor (Babor). Later it was part of an independent duchy, Habsburg-ruled Bohemia, the Kingdom of Prussia and from 1871 and 1945 also Germany. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II it became part of Poland. It was granted town rights before 1340, although deprived of them from 1575 to 1718.[5] In the 18th century, Baborów belonged to the tax inspection region of Prudnik.[6]

According to the German census of 1890, the town had a population of 2,707, of which 2,220 (82%) were Czechs.[7] It marked the 19th-century linguistic border between German, Polish, and Czech.[8]

During World War II, the town, then known as Bauerwitz, was the base for two working parties (E288 and E398) of British and Commonwealth prisoners of war, under the administration of the German Stalag VIII-B/344 POW camp at Łambinowice (then known as Lamsdorf).[9] In January 1945, as the Soviet armies resumed their offensive and advanced from the east, the prisoners were marched by the Germans westward in the so-called Long March or Death March. Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the allied armies after some four months of travelling on foot in appalling conditions.[10] The town's German population was interned in Łambinowice camp, and expelled.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Kazimierz Szczygielski [pl] (1946–2019), Polish geographer and politician, member of the Polish Sejm.

International relations

Twin towns - sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Baborów.

Gallery

• 
  St. Mary column
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  World War II memorial
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  Assumption of Mary Church
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  Sacred Heart Chapel

References

External links

• Official website (in Polish)

На других языках

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[de] Baborów

Baborów [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}baˈbɔruf] (deutsch Bauerwitz; tschechisch Bavorov) ist eine Ortschaft in Oberschlesien. Sie ist Sitz der gleichnamigen Stadt-und-Land-Gemeinde mit etwa 6100 Einwohnern im Powiat Głubczycki in der Woiwodschaft Oppeln in Polen.

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- [en] Baborów

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[ru] Баборув

Баборув (польск. Baborów, нем. Bauerwitz) — город в Польше, входит в Опольское воеводство, Глубчицкий повят. Имеет статус городско-сельской гмины. Занимает площадь 11,73 км². Население — 3227 человек (на 2004 год).

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