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Kurów

Also known as Kurow

Kurów () is a town in eastern Poland, located in the historic province of Lesser Poland, between Puławy and Lublin, on the Kurówka River. It is capital of a separate gmina (municipality) called Gmina Kurów, within Lublin Voivodeship. The town has 2,725 inhabitants ().

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Kurów is a small town in eastern Poland situated in the Lublin Voivodeship region, positioned between the cities of Puławy and Lublin along the Kurówka River. With a population of 2,725 people, it serves as the administrative center of its own municipality (gmina) and represents a modest urban settlement in Poland's historic Lesser Poland area.

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Settlement.name: Kurów
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_shield: Herb_Kurowa.png
Settlement.image_skyline: Kurów, Urząd Gminy - fotopolska.eu (337276).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Old Commune Hall
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Puławy
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kurów
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.elevation_m: 157
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Maria Wiejak
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: probably 12th century

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kurów
Population: 2795
Area: 11.32
Elevation: 157
Official website: kurow.eu
Image: Kurów, Urząd Gminy - fotopolska.eu (337276).jpg

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IPA transcription: ˈkuruf
Commons category: Kurów
native label: Kurów
postal code: 24-170

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==History== thumb|left|upright|Memorial to Poles massacred by the German occupiers in 1944 Kurów was probably firstly mentioned in the Gesta principum Polonorum of Gall Anonim as castrum Galli, what is interpreted as the Castle of the Kurowie. The earliest historical mention of Kurów comes from a document issued in 1185, which mentions a church dedicated to Saint Giles already existing in the place. Sometime between 1431 and 1442 the village was granted city rights based on the Magdeburg Law. As a private town, it was the centre for the trade in food from the surrounding area. Several fur and leather factories were also located here. In the 16th century, Kurów was one of the centres of Calvinism, since many of the Polish Brethren settled there. By 1660, most of the inhabitants had converted to Arianism. At that time, Kurów was one of the most important urban centers of the Lublin Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of Poland.