Brochów [ˈbrɔxuf] is a village in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, central Poland. It is the seat of Gmina Brochów[1] and lies some 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Sochaczew and 52 km (32 mi) west of Warsaw.
Brochów | |
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Village | |
 Church of St. Roch and John the Baptist | |
  Brochów | |
| Coordinates: 52°19′22″N 20°15′58″E / 52.32278°N 20.26611°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Sochaczew |
| Gmina | Brochów |
| Elevation | 70.0 m (229.7 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 400 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WSC |
It was in the church at Brochów that Nicolas Chopin and Justyna Krzyżanowska, parents of future composer Frédéric Chopin, were married on 2 June 1806. Frédéric was baptized there on 23 April 1810.
During the Invasion of Poland in World War II, on 15 September 1939, Brochów was the site of a successful cavalry charge against German infantry by the 17th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment.
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