Batorz
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Batorz | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Memorial mound to the insurgents fallen in the Battle of Sowia Góra in 1863 | |
  Batorz | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′N 22°29′E / 50.850°N 22.483°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Janów |
| Gmina | Batorz |
| Population | |
• Total | 982 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LJA |
Batorz [ˈbatɔʂ] is a village in Janów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Batorz.
During the January Uprising, on 6 September 1863, the Battle of Sowia Góra was fought nearby, in which Polish insurgents and Hungarian volunteers were defeated by Russian troops.
