Stary Borków
village in Greater Poland, Poland
Stary Borków [ˈstarɨ ˈbɔrkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.
The village has an approximate population of 390.
The public source identifies “Stary Borków” as village in Greater Poland, Poland. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Stary, Borków and village.
Why this record matters
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7602678. Authority coordinates are 51.833, 18.133. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Stary Borków” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.