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Wojcieszków
Wojcieszków () is a village in Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wojcieszków. It lies in historic Lesser Poland, approximately south of Łuków and north of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 1,100, and was a town from 1540 to 1819. History The village of Wojcieszkow was founded in 1437 by a local nobleman Klemens Bielinski. In the same year, Bishop of Kraków Zbigniew Olesnicki established a Roman Catholic parish church here. On January 21, 1540, upon request of Mikolaj Dzik, the owner of Wojcieszkow, King Sigismund I Old granted Magdeburg rights to it. In 1767, a wooden church of Holy Trinity was built, and in 1771, a Suchodolski family library was opened. Until the Partitions of Poland, Wojcieszkow belonged to the County of Stezyca, Sandomierz Voivodeship. In the late 18th century, the Plater family built a large manor house, which was burned during World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Wojcieszków
__NOTOC__ Gmina Wojcieszków is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wojcieszków, which lies approximately south of Łuków and north of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,005. Villages Gmina Wojcieszków contains the villages and settlements of Burzec, Bystrzyca, Łuków County, Bystrzyca, Ciężkie, Helenów, Gmina Wojcieszków, Helenów, Hermanów, Lublin Voivodeship, Hermanów, Kolonia Bystrzycka, Marianów, Lublin Voivodeship, Marianów, Nowinki, Łuków County, Nowinki, Oszczepalin Drugi, Oszczepalin Pierwszy, Otylin, Siedliska, Łuków County, Siedliska, Świderki, Wojcieszków, Wola Bobrowa, Wola Burzecka, Wola Bystrzycka, Wólka Domaszewska, Zofibór and Zofijówka, Lublin Voivodeship, Zofijówka. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Wojcieszków is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Adamów, Łuków County, Adamów, Gmina Borki, Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |