Łada () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the administrative district of Gmina Chrzanów, within

Janów Lubelski County Janów may refer to: * Janów, Chełm County in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Janów, Lublin County in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Janów, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) * Janów, Gmina Bełchatów in Łódź Voivodeship ...

Lublin Voivodeship Lublin Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in the southeastern part of the country, with its capital being the city of Lublin. The region is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lu ...

, in eastern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. It lies approximately south-east of Chrzanów, east of Janów Lubelski, and south of the regional capital

Lublin Lublin is List of cities and towns in Poland, the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the centre of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin i ...

. According to the National Census, it had 517 inhabitants in 2011 and was the third largest village in Gmina Chrzanów.GUS: Ludność - struktura według ekonomicznych grup wieku. Stan w dniu 31.03.2011 r.
/ref>

History

The first mention of the village dates back to 1245 and concerns a raid by

knyaz A , also , ''knjaz'' or (), is a historical Slavs, Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times. It is usually translated into English language, English as 'prince', 'king' or 'duke', depending on specific historical c ...

Vasilko. In the 14th century it was a royal village and in 1377 it became the property of Dymitr of Goraj. After his death, it was inherited by his nephews. Then, in 1508, the village was owned by Mikołaj Firlej, the governor of the voivodeship. In 1517 Łada was bought by Wiktoryn Sienieński, who gave it to the Górka family. Toward the end of the 16th century

Jan Zamoyski Jan Sariusz Zamoyski (; 19 March 1542 – 3 June 1605) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, statesman and the 1st '' ordynat'' of Zamość. He served as the Royal Secretary from 1565, Deputy Chancellor from 1576, Grand Chancellor of the Crown f ...

bought the village from their heirs and incorporated it into the '' ordynacja'' a few years later (1601). In the mid-17th century, there was a pond with a mill, an orchard and an inn with a brewery in the village. Due to its location, Łada played a role of a craft and service base for Goraj. At the end of the 18th century, there was a '' folwark'', 3 inns and a brewery in the village. During the

Napoleonic Wars {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Napoleonic Wars , partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg , caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl ...

, due to military travels and quarters, natural disasters, crop failures, and diseases, the population (15 arable land were abandoned),

inventory Inventory (British English) or stock (American English) is a quantity of the goods and materials that a business holds for the ultimate goal of resale, production or utilisation. Inventory management is a discipline primarily about specifying ...

and

livestock Livestock are the Domestication, domesticated animals that are raised in an Agriculture, agricultural setting to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, Egg as food, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The t ...

(50-90%) decreased. In the 19th century Uniates arrived from neighboring Malinie (the Rus population had also been present earlier). According to statistics from 1921 Łada had 116 houses and 702 residents. In the

interwar period In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period, also known as the interbellum (), lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II ( ...

, a school was established and the Rural Youth Circle ''Siew'' was active. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, on May 24, 1944, a German air raid took place. The fire caused by the bombardment consumed 73 households. In 1946 a

fire department A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organi ...

was established. In 1955-1962, Łada was the seat of a '' gromada''.

References

Bibliography

* * * * * * * * * ''Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Województwo lubelskie''. (1924). 4. Warsaw. p. 36. * Opis Gmin Powiatu Janowskiego, 1933 r. * Archiwum Ordynacji Zamojskiej, sygn.:9, 15; 3198, 12–12v, 32v–35v. Villages in Janów Lubelski County {{JanówLubelski-geo-stub