Garbatka-Letnisko (''Letnisko'' means ''summer resort'') is a village in

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, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko. It lies approximately south-east of

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and south-east of

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History

At the present location of Garbatka-Letnisko there were two villages, Garbatka and Rambertów (variously spelled: ''Rembiertów'', ''Rambertów'', ''Rembertów''), until the 15th century. The first mention of Garbatka in written sources are from 1449. However, there are key references in the "liberum beneficjorum" III 267

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, in documents from the years 1497 and 1542. At that time, Garbatka belonged to the Szliz family, and at the turn of the 15th and 16th century passed into possession of the Kochanowski house. In the 16th century, both the villages, Rambertów and Garbatka were linked. In 1787, Garbatka had 253 inhabitants, in 1881 715 inhabitants and 101 houses. In the period 1795-1809 Garbatka is under

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, while in the years 1815–1915 in

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. The most important years in the history of Garbatka was the interwar period. Then Garbatka became famous as a summer resort. Visited by crowds of tourists, particularly from

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, Lublin and

. At that time there were about 400 houses for rent. Houses already built on both sides of the track. Thanks to the local air treatment walorom, many people changed their lives dramatically. In the year 1921 Garbatka had already 1,739 residents, reflecting the strong development of the village.

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Sources

* pl, Śmietanka Ryszard. Szkice z Dziejów Garbatki. Garbatka Letnisko 1992 * pl, Traczyk Stanisław Alfred. Pionki i Okolice, Przewodnik Historyczno-Krajoznawczy. Pionki 1995.

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Official website of Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko
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Public Information Bulletin for Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko
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Sołectwo in Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko
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Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Garbatki-Letnisko
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