Baborów
Sign in to saveBaborów (; ) is a town in Gmina Baborów, Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, southern Poland. The town has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a population of 2,852. Baborów lies on the river .
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Place details
- Locality
- Baborów
- Region
- województwo opolskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 3,114
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Baborów
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Stare miasto (Baborów).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main square of Baborów
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Baborów COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Głubczyce
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Baborów
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Baborów
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +2870
- Area
- +11.73
- Capital of
- Gmina Baborów
- Official website
- www.baborow.pl
- Image
- Stare miasto (Baborów).jpg
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Baborów (; ) is a town in Gmina Baborów, Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, southern Poland. The town has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a population of 2,852. Baborów lies on the river .
==History== thumb|left|Mural celebrating the 700th anniversary of Baborów 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 of united 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. In the 18th century, Baborów belonged to the tax inspection region of Prudnik.