Gmina Żółkiewka

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Gmina Żółkiewka
Coat of arms of Gmina Żółkiewka
Gmina Żółkiewka (Poland)
Gmina Żółkiewka
Gmina Żółkiewka
Basic data
State : Poland
Voivodeship : Lublin
Powiat : Krasnostawski
Geographic location : 50 ° 55 '  N , 22 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 54 '40 "  N , 22 ° 50' 3"  E
Height : 253 m npm
Residents : see Gmina
Postal code : 22-335
Telephone code : (+48) 82
License plate : LKS
Economy and Transport
Street : DW842 DW837
Next international airport : Lublin-Świdnik
Gmina
Gminatype: Rural community
Gmina structure: 29 school authorities
Surface: 130.01 km²
Residents: 5383
(Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density : 41 inhabitants / km²
Community number  ( GUS ): 0606112
Administration (status: since 2008)
Mayor : Jacek Lis
Address: ul.Hetmana Żółkiewskiego 2
22-335 Żółkiewka
Website : www.zolkiewka.pl



Center of Żółkiewka

The Gmina Żółkiewka is a rural community in the powiat Krasnostawski of the Lublin Voivodeship in eastern Poland , about 26 km southwest of Krasnystaw and 43 km southeast of Lublin . Its seat is the village Żółkiewka-Osada .

local community

The following 31 localities belong to the rural community Żółkiewka, 29 of which have a school administration office :

Adamówka
Borowek
Borówek-Kolonia
Celin
Chłaniów
Chłaniów-Kolonia
Chłaniówek
Chruściechów
Dąbie
Gany
Huta
Koszarsko
Majdan Wierzchowiński
Makowiska
Markiewiczów
Olchowiec
Olchowiec-Kolonia
Poperczyn
Rożki
Rożki-Kolonia
Siniec
Średnia Wieś
Tokarówka
Wierzchowina
Wladyslawin
Wola Żółkiewska
Wólka
Zaburze
Żółkiew-Kolonia
Żółkiewka-Osada

geography

Waters

The reservoir on the Żółkiewka River with an area of ​​over 14 hectares is popular with anglers . The lake is home to fish: carp , pike , pikeperch and perch .

The river of the same name Żółkiewka rises in the village of Rożki , then flows through the Gmina Żółkiewka and on through the neighboring rural communities , before flowing into the Wieprz on the left after 33 kilometers in Krasnystaw .

The Łętownia brook rises near the village of Wierzchowina and after 21 kilometers also flows into the Wieprz on the left .

In the far north of the municipality, near the village of Dąbie , the Giełczewka River crosses the Żółkiewka border for a few hundred meters.

politics

mayor

In the self-government elections in Poland in 2018 , the voters for the mayoral election in inółkiewka voted as follows:

Jacek Lis: Polish People's Party 54.69%, 1248 votes

Bogusław Zych Law and Justice  : 45.3%, 1034 votes

Jacek Lis was confirmed in the office of Wójt .

economy

Over 60% of the workforce in Żółkiewka commune work in agriculture , mostly on small-scale farms .

The weekly market ( pol. Targ ) traditionally takes place every Monday at Droga wojewódzka 842 in Żółkiewka-Osada .

There is no significant industrial production in the rural community.

The unemployment rate was 8.7 percent in 2018.

Infrastructure

Solar energy in the Żółkiewka municipality ( Energia Słoneczna w Gminie Żółkiewka project )

As part of the project, the purchase and installation of 520 thermal solar collectors in private households are financially supported. The project is funded by the European Union and the Republic of Poland . The goals include reducing the consumption of fossil fuels and energy from conventional sources and increasing the proportion of thermal energy from renewable energy sources , as well as improving air quality .

Wind power

In the north of Żółkiewka-Osada there are two wind turbines on the road to Piaski . Originally a wind farm with up to 11 turbines was to be built there. After residents protests, the plan was rejected again. The wind turbines that have already been completed are still in operation.

Wind turbine in Żółkiewka at DW 837

education

schools

  • Primary school Hauptmann Stanisław Żółkiewskiego ( Szkoła Podstawowa im. Hetmana S. Żółkiewskiego )
  • Primary school in memory of the victims of World War II (Szkoła Podstawowa im. Ofiar Wojny Światowej) in Chłaniow.
  • until 2019 High School Jan Sobieski III. ( Gimnazjum im. Jana III Sobieskiego )
  • Community school Zespół Szkół Ponadgimnazjalnych

There is also a cultural center with a public library.

history

Geographical affiliation of the municipality Żółkiewka over the centuries
13th Century Kingdom of PolandKingdom of Poland Kingdom of Poland
1569-1795 Poland-LithuaniaPoland-Lithuania Polish-Lithuanian Union
1795-1807 Austrian EmpireEmpire of Austria Habsburg-Lorraine
1807-1815 Duchy of WarsawDuchy of Warsaw Duchy of Warsaw
1815-1836 Congress PolandCongress Poland Congress Poland
1837-1914 Russian Empire 1858Russian Empire Russian Empire
1914-1918 German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
1918-1939 Poland 1919Second Polish Republic Second Polish Republic
1939-1944 Poland 1939General Government General Government
1944-1989 Poland 1944Poland People's Republic of Poland
since 1989 Poland 1990Third Polish Republic Republic of Poland

Sports

GKS Hetman Żółkiewka is the only sports club in the Żółkiewka municipality. The football club plays in the 19/20 season in the District League ( Klasa Okręgowa ), the 6th Polish league.

Attractions

St. Laurentius Church

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Laurence ( Kościół pw. Świętego Wawrzyńca ) was built in the late Gothic style as early as 1770 . In 2020 the parish will celebrate its 250th anniversary.

Neighboring rural communities

Personalities

Individual evidence

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