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6 days ago | beth

Where was Frédéric Chopin born?

Frédéric Chopin was born on March 1, 1810, in Żelazowa Wola, a village in Poland that was part of the Duchy of Warsaw at the time. Today, Żelazowa Wola is a place of pilgrimage for music lovers and a museum dedicated to Chopin's life and works.

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