Borowy Las
Borowy Las ([bɔˈrɔvɨ ˈlas], German: Borowihlas) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sierakowice, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Sierakowice, 31 km (19 mi) west of Kartuzy, and 60 km (37 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Borowy Las | |
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Village | |
  Borowy Las | |
| Coordinates: 54°17′55″N 17°43′52″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kartuzy |
| Gmina | Sierakowice |
| Population | 144 |
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 144.
It was the birthplace in 1896 of Franziska Schanzkowska (Franciszka Szankowska; later Anna Anderson), who gained notoriety for claiming to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia.
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