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The village has a population of 910. |
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The last recorded [[aurochs]] ('''''Bos taurus primigenius'''''), a female, died in 1627 in the Jaktorów Forest, [[Poland]]. Also called the '''urus''' (in Polish '''tur'''), aurochs were the ancestors of domestic [[cattle]], inhabiting [[Europe]], [[Asia]], and [[North Africa]]. The skull of the last recorded specimen was later looted by the [[Swedish Army]] during the [[Deluge (history)|Swedish invasion of Poland]] (1655–1660) and is now in [[Livrustkammaren]] in [[Stockholm]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Emanuelsson|first1=Urban|last2=Petersson|first2=Maria|title=Europeiska kulturlandskap: hur människan format Europas natur|trans-title=European farmed landscapes: how man is shaping the land of Europe|date=2009|publisher=Formas|series=T / Formas, 1650-9846 ; 2009:1|location=Stockholm|isbn=9789154059775|page=161|url=http://libris.kb.se/bib/11360804|language=Swedish|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> |
The last recorded [[aurochs]] ('''''Bos taurus primigenius'''''), a female, died in 1627 in the Jaktorów Forest, [[Poland]]. Also called the '''urus''' (in Polish '''tur'''), aurochs were the ancestors of domestic [[cattle]], inhabiting [[Europe]], [[Asia]], and [[North Africa]]. The skull of the last recorded specimen was later [[looted]] by the [[Swedish Army]] during the [[Deluge (history)|Swedish invasion of Poland]] (1655–1660) and is now in [[Livrustkammaren]] in [[Stockholm]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Emanuelsson|first1=Urban|last2=Petersson|first2=Maria|title=Europeiska kulturlandskap: hur människan format Europas natur|trans-title=European farmed landscapes: how man is shaping the land of Europe|date=2009|publisher=Formas|series=T / Formas, 1650-9846 ; 2009:1|location=Stockholm|isbn=9789154059775|page=161|url=http://libris.kb.se/bib/11360804|language=Swedish|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:36, 19 February 2023
Jaktorów | |
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Village | |
 Monument to the last aurochs | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Jaktorów | |
| Coordinates: 52°5′N 20°31′E / 52.083°N 20.517°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Grodzisk Mazowiecki |
| Gmina | Jaktorów |
| Population | 910 |
Jaktorów [jakˈtɔruf] is a village in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jaktorów.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Grodzisk Mazowiecki and 37 km (23 mi) southwest of Warsaw.
The village has a population of 910.
The last recorded aurochs (Bos taurus primigenius), a female, died in 1627 in the Jaktorów Forest, Poland. Also called the urus (in Polish tur), aurochs were the ancestors of domestic cattle, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The skull of the last recorded specimen was later looted by the Swedish Army during the Swedish invasion of Poland (1655–1660) and is now in Livrustkammaren in Stockholm.[2]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT(National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Emanuelsson, Urban; Petersson, Maria (2009). Europeiska kulturlandskap: hur människan format Europas natur [European farmed landscapes: how man is shaping the land of Europe]. T / Formas, 1650-9846 ; 2009:1 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Formas. p. 161. ISBN 9789154059775. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
52°5′N 20°31′E / 52.083°N 20.517°E
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