Komorów, Pruszków County
Komorów | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 52°8′40″N 20°48′55″E / 52.14444°N 20.81528°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Pruszków |
| Gmina | Michałowice |
| Population | 4,570 |
Komorów [kɔˈmɔruf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Michałowice, within Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies on the Utrata river, approximately 3 km (2 mi) south-east of Pruszków and 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Warsaw.
The village was founded in 1424. The name comes from the Slavic name Komor. It has its own suburban light railway station - Komorów WKD (Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa).
In 1956, novelist Maria Dąbrowska settled in Komorów. She has been nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her residence currently houses a local library.