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Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Mełchów
Village
Mass grave of insurgents fallen in the Battle of Mełchów in 1863Mass grave of insurgents fallen in the Battle of Mełchów in 1863
Mełchów is located in PolandMełchówMełchów
Coordinates: 50°43′N 19°35′E / 50.717°N 19.583°E / 50.717; 19.583
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyCzęstochowa
GminaLelów
Population105
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSCZ

Mełchów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lelów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. 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

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