Mełchów
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Mełchów | |
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Village | |
![]() Mass grave of insurgents fallen in the Battle of Mełchów in 1863 | |
Coordinates: 50°43′N 19°35′E / 50.717°N 19.583°ECoordinates: 50°43′N 19°35′E / 50.717°N 19.583°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Częstochowa County |
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.
The village has a population of 105.
During the January Uprising, on September 30, 1863 near the village the Battle of Mełchów was fought, in which Polish insurgents supported by Hungarian volunteers defeated Russian troops.
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