Kurów
(Kurow) Gmina PageGENERAL: Below is a list of every city, town and village in this
gmina, with information about each place, where known, and any links to
other sites if available. This page is for all places in the PLACE-FINDER
index with the code N5. Information not specific to this gmina may
be found through the homepage.
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page.
NAMES: As some browsers still can't handle Polish characters,
any names with these extra characters are repeated using the nearest equivalent
English characters in round brackets '( )'. Names in square brackets '[
]' are older names for that location.
POST/ZIP CODES: Near the bottom of the page is a table of zip
codes for some of the towns and villages in this gmina.
OLD WOJ.: All places in this gmina are in the old woj. of LUBELSKIE
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4N5. Kurów
The Gmina of Kurów (Kurow)The gmina has a population of 8500 and covers an area of 101 sq.km. The northern part of the gmina is a fragment of the Lubartow Plain, with the river valleys of the Kurowka and Bielka. The southern half is part of the Nalewczow plataeu, with its highly undulated landscape and narrow gorges.
GMINA OFFICE: Urzad Gmina, ul. Lubelska 35, 24-170 Kurow, woj. Lubelskie. Tel: (+48 81) 881 11 51
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RIVERS: Białka (Bialka), Kurówka (Kurowka)
Barłogi (Barlogi)
A small village on the north bank of a stream in a cleared strip of
arable land in a large wood.
Bronisławka (Bronislawka)
A ribbon development village right in the north of the gmina. The land
is slightly undulating, open and arable. On the northeastern corner is
the start of a large wood, and to the west there is the forest of Kozi
Bor.
Brzozowa Gać (Brzozowa Gac)
A village on the west side of the Kurowka river, between the river
and highway 17, just north of the junction with highway 44. The land is
slightly undulating, open arable land.
Buchałowice (Buchalowice)
A scattering of farmsteads over an area of undulating open arable land.
In the southern part of this large area is a long thin wood, which stretches
from east to west.
Choszczów (Choszczow)
A village on a lane in slightly undulating, open arable land.
Dęba (Deba)
A ribbon development village on a straight lane in a shallow valley.
On the eastern side of the village is a stream. To the southeast is a wood
and to the northwest is the forest of Kozi Bor.
Góry Olesińskie (Gory Olesinskie)
A scattering of farmsteads over an area of undulating land. Most of
the land is arable, but there is a series of orchards across the middle
of the settlement area.
Kalinówka (Kalinowka)
A scattering of farmsteads over an area of slightly undulating, open
arable land on either side of highway 17.
Klementowice
A ribbon development village of houses and farmsteads, with many outlying
farmsteads over the surrounding undulating, open arable land. On the south
side of the road is a stream. There is a brick belfry from about 1870,
and also a railway station fromthe 1870's.
CHURCH: no data. Brick built, from 1914-27.
Klementowice (2nd in gmina)
A group of farmsteads in an area of undulating, open arable land. On
the northeastern side is a small wood, whilst to the south there is a railway
(with a station) and beyond that an orchard.
Kłoda (Kloda)
A ribbon development village on a country road on the south side of
the river Bialka. The land to the north, on either side of the river, is
meadows, whilst to the south the land is relatively flat, open arable land.
Kloda
Kol. Józefów (Kol. Jozefow)
A few farmsteads along a country lane in an area of undulating open
arable land. To the north is a small area of meadows, and on the eastern
side is a stream.
Kol. Klementowice
A small village on a lane on the northern side of a small wood, with
some outlying farmsteads. The land is flat to the north and rising and
undulating to the south. 200m to the north is another wood.
Kol. Olesin
A hamlet on a lane on the south side of highway 17 in an area of undulating,
open arable land. To the southeast, before the Kurowka river is a couple
of ponds.
Kurów (Kurow)
A large village on highway 17, to the east of the junction with highway
44. The Kurowka river flows through the western part of the village. The
surrounding land is slightly undulating, open and arable. A large village
noted for its sheepskin leather factory. The parish church is from the
16th century that is partly in the Renaisance style, with later Baroque,
Classical and Neo-Gothic features. There is a brick built smithy from 1782,
which now houses the parish museum. There is also a Jewish bath house from
the 19th century. The earliest reference is in 1185. In the 15th century
it belonged to the Kurowski family. During the 18th to the 20th century
it was the scene of many gatherings of armies and battles, one of the most
signifant being in 1920 when the Polish army beat a Russian one.
Kurow is known these days mainly for its tannery and factory making
fur and leather coats.
CHURCH: Parafia rzymskokatolicka ¶w. Michała Archanioła, Lubelska
4, Kurów, pow. Puławy, woj. Lubelskie
Ł±koć (Lakoc)
A village on a country road. At the western end of the village is a
small wood with a stream running through it, to the south is another small
wood, and 600m to the northeast is another wood.
Mała Dęba (Mala Deba)
A hamlet on the east side of a stream, on the opposite bank to the
village of Deba. The hamlet is situated in a shallow valley, and there
is a large wood just to the east.
Mała Kłoda (Mala Kloda)
A hamlet at the junction of one country road with another. The road
to the north crosses the river Bialka by bridge. On the northern side of
the hamlet, on either side of the river, are meadows. To the south the
land is slightly undulating open arable land.
Marianka
A hamlet in an area of slightly undulating, open arable land to the
east are some small woods.
Olesin
A scattering of houses and farmsteads over an area of open, undulating
arable land, bounded in the north by highway 17 and in the south by the
river Kurowka. a timber company operates from here.
Paluchów (Paluchow)
A hamlet on the east bank of a stream in a shallow valley. The land
is slightly undulating, open and arable.
Płonki (Plonki)
A scattering of farmsteads over the western side of a hill. The northern
border of the settlement area is defined by the Kurowka river. The land
is open and arable.
Posiołek (Posiolek)
A hamlet with a couple of outlying farmsteads in an area of undulating,
open arable land. To the east there is a wood, and a forest to the northwest.
Pożarnica (Pozarnica)
A few farmsteads on the northeastern corner of a large wood. A stream
runs through the hamlet, and the land on either side of it, on the south
side of the settlement, is wetland. About 800m to the east is another wood,
but the rest of the land is slightly undulating arable land.
Szumów (Szumow)
A very small village on the east bank of the Kurowka river, in an area
of relatively flat, open arable land. To the north the river Bialka joins
the Kurowka from the east.
Węgielnica (Wegielnica)
A couple of farmsteads on the south side of a stream. At the western
end of the settlement area is the start of a forest, Kozi Bor.
Wólka Nowodworska (Wolka Nowodworska)
A very small village, but with quite a few outlying farmsteads scattered
across the surrounding, slightly undulating, open arable land. To the south
is the river Kurowka, while to the east is a wood.
Wygoda
A hamlet and some farmsteads along highway 17. The land is slightly
undulating, open and arable. To the north is the river Kurowka.
Zastawie
A small village on a curving country road on the north side of the
river Bialka. The land surrounding the village is relatively flat, open
meadows, with several streams cutting through it.
CHURCH: no data
| Barłogi ( Barlogi )
Brzozowa Gać ( Brzozowa Gac ) Buchałowice ( Buchalowice ) Choszczów ( Choszczow ) Klementowice Kłoda ( Kloda ) Kurów ( Kurow ) Marianka Olesin Płonki ( Plonki ) Szumów ( Szumow ) Wólka Nowodworska ( Wolka Nowodworska ) |
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24-170 24-150 24-172 24-131 24-170 24-170 24-172 24-170 24-170 24-172 24-171 |
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