Morochów

Morochów [mɔˈrɔxuf] (Ukrainian: Морохів, Morokhiv) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zagórz, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (province) of south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Zagórz, 8 km (5 mi) south of Sanok, and 63 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Commemorative panel of Operation Vistula on the orthodox church of Morochów
Morochów
Village
Wooden bell tower
Morochów
Coordinates: 49°28′1″N 22°11′5″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountySanok
GminaZagórz
Population
300

The Ukrainian population of Morochów has been expelled by the Polish government in 1947, during the Operation Vistula. Nowadays, Morochów has a population of 300.

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