Rejowiec Fabryczny (; uk, Рейовець-Фабричний, Reyovetsʹ-Fabrychnyy) is a town in

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, in Lublin Voivodeship, in Chełm County. It has 4,419 inhabitants (2016). Rejowiec Fabryczny is a rail junction, located on the main

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- Chełm connection. Also, another line originates in Rejowiec Fabryczny, which goes southwards to Zamość.

History

First settlements located in what now is Rejowiec Fabryczny were mentioned in the 13th century document, when this area belonged to

Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia , conventional_long_name = Principality of Galicia–VolhyniaKingdom of Galicia–Volhynia , common_name = Galicia–Volhynia , status = Vassal state of the Golden Horde (from 1246) , era = Middle Ages , year_start = 1199 , year_end = 1349 , ...

. In the mid-14th century, the region of Chelm was annexed by Poland. For centuries, a folwark existed here, which belonged to several

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families, such as the Rejs and the Wojakowskis. In March 1876, when Rejowiec Fabryczny was part of Russian-controlled

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(see

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), Krzysztof Morawski built here a manor house, surrounded by a park. In 1878, the area of today’s Rejowiec Fabryczny was purchased by Society of the

Vistula River Railroad Vistula River Railroad (Polish: Kolej Nadwiślańska) was a railroad system, opened on August 17, 1877. It ran from northwest to southeast, through the territory of the former Congress Poland, known after the November Uprising as Privislinsky Krai ( ...

, which in 1879–1880 built here a rail station. In 1914, Society of Lublin Portland Factory began construction of a

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plant. Due to

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, the plant was not finished until 1924. Furthermore, two apartment blocks for workers were built in the Morawinek district. The plant was expanded in 1951–1955, after which it produced 700,000 tons of cement annually. Following Communist custom, it was named “Peace”, and additional flats were added, which gave Rejowiec Fabryczny the status of osiedle. Finally, on July 22, 1962 (the anniversary of the PKWN Manifesto, Rejowiec Fabryczny was granted town charter. In the 1960s and 1970s the newly established town quickly developed. New buildings were added and its population grew.

Notable people

* Marcin Firlej (born 1975), Polish journalist, writer and war correspondent

References

{{Portal bar, Poland, Europe, Geography, History, Society Cities and towns in Lublin Voivodeship Chełm County Kholm Governorate Lublin Voivodeship (1919–1939)