Mełchów

Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Mełchów

Village

Mass grave of insurgents fallen in the Battle of Mełchów in 1863

Mełchów

Coordinates: 50°43′N 19°35′E﻿ / ﻿50.717°N 19.583°E﻿ / 50.717; 19.583
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Silesian
County| Częstochowa
Gmina| Lelów
Population

| 105
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| SCZ

Mełchów [ˈmɛu̯xuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lelów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Lelów, 35 km (22 mi) east of Częstochowa, and 67 km (42 mi) north-east of the regional capital Katowice.

During the January Uprising, on 30 September 1863, the Battle of Mełchów was fought near the village. In the battle, Polish insurgents supported by Hungarian volunteers defeated Russian troops.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

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Gmina Lelów

Seat|

* Lelów

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* Biała Wielka
* Celiny
* Drochlin
* Gródek
* Konstantynów
* Lgota Błotna
* Lgota Gawronna
* Mełchów
* Nakło
* Paulinów
* Podlesie
* Posłoda
* Skrajniwa
* Ślęzany
* Staromieście
* Turzyn

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