Żelazowa Wola
Żelazowa Wola | ||
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Village | ||
Country  Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Masovian | |
| County | Sochaczew | |
| Gmina | Sochaczew | |
| Population | 65 | |
Żelazowa Wola (Polish pronunciation: [ʐɛlaˈzɔva ˈvɔla]) is a village in Gmina Sochaczew, Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies on the Utrata River, some 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Sochaczew and 46 km (29 mi) west of Warsaw.
The name means "Iron will" in Polish. The village is the birthplace of the
Masovian
landscape, including numerous winding streams surrounded by willows and hills.
In 1909, in celebration of Chopin's centenary, Russian composer Sergei Lyapunov wrote the symphonic poem, Zhelazova Vola (Żelazowa Wola), Op. 37 (Russian: Желязова-Воля), "in memory of Chopin".[2]
Józef Gosławski
Housed in an annex to the Chopin's home, surrounded by a park, is a
Józef Gosławski.[3]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Crocks Newsletter
- ISBN 978-83-62248-00-1.
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