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Markuszów
Markuszów is a village in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. The first written mention of Markuszów dates from the year 1317. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Markuszów. It lies approximately east of Puławy and north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The current village population is reported to be around 1,300 residents. History Before the Holocaust, the Jewish population numbered 2,000. In April 1942 about 500 Jews, mainly the elderly and the ill, were deported to the death camp in Sobibór. The deported were replaced by a large group of displaced Jewish refugees from Slovakia. A group of Jewish partisans from Markuszów operated in the forests for some time, but most of them were captured and executed. On May 9, 1942, the remaining Jews from the ghetto were deported to the gas chambers at Sobibór. The Jewish community ceased to exist. Education A kindergarten (pre-school), primary-school, and gymnasium (middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Markuszów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Markuszów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Markuszów, which lies approximately east of Puławy and north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2011 its total population is 3,070. It is the smallest gmina in Puławy County in terms of area as well as population. Villages Gmina Markuszów contains the villages and settlements of Bobowiska, Góry, Kaleń, Kolonia Góry, Łany, Markuszów, Olempin, Olszowiec, Wólka Kątna and Zabłocie. Demographics Population data as of December 31, 2011: Neighbouring gminas Gmina Markuszów is bordered by the gminas of Abramów, Garbów, Kurów and Nałęczów Nałęczów is a spa town (population 4,800) situated on the Nałęczów Plateau in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Nałęczów belongs to Lesser Poland. History In the 18th century, the discovery th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabłocie, Puławy County
Zabłocie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Markuszów, within Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Markuszów, east of Puławy, and north-west of the regional capital Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t .... In 2009, the village had a population of 318. References Villages in Puławy County {{Puławy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puławy County
__NOTOC__ Puławy County ( pl, powiat puławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was first established in 1867, but its current borders were established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Puławy, which lies north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The county also contains the towns of Nałęczów, lying south-east of Puławy, and Kazimierz Dolny, south of Puławy. The county covers an area of . In 2019, its total population was 113,441, including 47,634 in Puławy, 3,749 in Nałęczów, 2,563 in Kazimierz Dolny and a rural population of 59,495. Neighbouring counties Puławy County is bordered by Ryki County to the north, Lubartów County and Lublin County to the east, Opole Lubelskie County to the south, Zwoleń County to the west, and Kozienice County to the north-west. Administrative division The cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Pocek
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expressway S17 (Poland)
Expressway S17 or express road S17 ( pl. ''Droga ekspresowa S17'') is a major road in Poland which, when completed, will run from Warsaw through Lublin to the border crossing with Ukraine at Hrebenne/Rava-Ruska. Its route runs parallel to national road 17 which it is going to replace. As of September 2022, out of planned have been completed: the main section running from Warsaw through Lublin to Piaski, as well as bypasses of Tomaszów Lubelski and Hrebenne. The joint section of S12 and S17, including the bypass of Lublin, was constructed in years 2011 – 2014. The section between Warsaw and Lublin was to be finished by 2015, but with subsequent reductions in government spending on infrastructure, the investement was delayed. The section was constructed in the design-build system starting late 2015 and early 2016, and the road was opened to traffic in 2019 and 2020. The road southeast of Lublin has smaller traffic density and received a lower priority, except for the byp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E372
European route E 372 is a B-type road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Warsaw, Poland and ends in Lviv, Ukraine. It is long. There are often hour-long delays at the Polish-Ukrainian border. Route * ** : Zakręt – Majdan () ** : Majdan () – Garwolin – Ryki – Kurów ** : Kurów – Lublin () ** : Lublin () ** : Lublin () – Piaski () ** : Piaski – Krasnystaw – Zamość – Tomaszów Lubelski – Hrebenne * ** : Rava-Ruska – Lviv References External links UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007) 372 __NOTOC__ Year 372 ( CCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Modestus and Arintheus (or, less frequently, year 1125 ' ... European routes in Ukraine E372 {{Ukraine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorohusk
Dorohusk ( uk, Дорогуськ, translit=''Dorohus’k'') is a village in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland, at the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dorohusk. It lies approximately east of Chełm and east of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 517. The landmark of Dorohusk is the Suchodolski Palace, a Baroque in Poland, Baroque palace built by the Suchodolski family in the 18th century. References {{Chełm-geo-stub Holocaust locations in Poland Kholm Governorate Lublin Voivodeship (1919–1939) Poland–Ukraine border crossings Villages in Chełm County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łęknica
Łęknica (german: Lugknitz; hsb, Wjeska) is a border town in western Poland, one of the two gminas of Żary County in Lubusz Voivodeship. Muskau Park (''Park Mużakowski''), a Polish-German World Heritage Site, stretches north of the town centre. Geography The town is situated in the Polish part of the historic Upper Lusatia region, in the broad valley of the Neisse river, which forms the border with Germany. A bridge across the river connects it with the opposite German town of Bad Muskau, another border crossing in the south leads to Krauschwitz. Łęknica's population numbers 2,478 (2019). History The area along the Neisse river was already settled in the Bronze Age. While neighbouring Muskau was already mentioned in 1249 and was awarded city rights in 1452, the village of ''Lugnitz'' was first documented in 1505, then part of the Muskau state country. According to the 1635 Peace of Prague, Lugknitz together with Upper Lusatia passed from the Bohemian Crown to the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrebenne, Tomaszów Lubelski County
Hrebenne ( uk, Гребенне, ''Hrebenne'') is a village within Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. It lies on the border with Ukraine, approximately south-east of Tomaszów Lubelski and south-east of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 209. References {{TomaszówLubelski-geo-stub Poland–Ukraine border crossings Villages in Tomaszów Lubelski County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. Warsaw served as the de facto capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, and subsequently as the seat of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Technikum (Polish Education)
Technikum is an institute of vocational education in some parts of Europe. It is a mass-education institution of "special middle education" category 1 step higher than PTU, but aimed to train low and middle level (depending on profile) industrial managers, foremen, coordinators, technical supervisors etc. or specializing in occupations that require skills more advanced than purely manual labor, especially in high-tech occupations (such as electronics). After graduation from a technikum/college, a student may apply to an institution of higher learning (i.e. university) as a freshman. Poland A student finishing the 8th year of compulsory education has to choose between three types of schools: * Liceum ogólnokształcące (high school, 4 years), designed mainly for those who want to pass matura and begin higher studies, * Branżowa szkoła I stopnia (vocational school, 3 years), designed for those who want to start working immediately after finishing their compulsory education * Tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
