Russów

Russów
Village
Russów is located in Poland
Russów
Russów
Location within Poland
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.

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).

References

  1. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (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).
  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.