Włodawa (rural municipality)
| Gmina Włodawa | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lublin | ||
| Powiat : | Włodawa | ||
| Geographic location : | 51 ° 33 ' N , 23 ° 33' E | ||
| Residents : | see Gmina | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 82 | ||
| License plate : | Fiber optic | ||
| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Rural community | ||
| Gmina structure: | 19 localities | ||
| 16 school authorities | |||
| Surface: | 243.75 km² | ||
| Residents: | 6074 (June 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 25 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 0619062 | ||
| administration | |||
| Wójt : | Tadeusz Sawicki | ||
| Address: | al. Jana Pawła II 22 22-200 Włodawa |
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| Website : | www.gmina-wlodawa.pl | ||
The Gmina wiejska Włodawa is a rural municipality in the powiat Włodawski of the Lublin Voivodeship in Poland , the seat of the municipality is the district town of Włodawa, which, however, does not belong to the Gmina. The Gmina has an area of 243.7 km² and 6074 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2019).
geography
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The rural municipality borders on the rural municipalities Hanna , Hańsk , Wola Uhruska , Wyryki and the city of Włodawa . The district town divides the Gmina into two parts. The northern part is bordered by Belarus in the east , the southern part by Ukraine . Almost half (47%) of the municipal area is forested.
history
Sobibor extermination camp
Near the village was located during the German occupation of Poland, the Sobibor extermination camp (1942-1943). The number of predominantly Jewish people murdered in the Sobibór camp is estimated at 150,000 to 250,000 people. It was built by the SS as the second, much larger extermination camp after Belzec as part of Aktion Reinhardt and was then called SS-Sonderkommando .
The 600 at this time surviving prisoners of this German concentration camp liberated itself on 14 October 1943 an uprising against the SS guards themselves. After the uprising of Treblinka in the Treblinka death camp on August 2, 1943, the uprising was Sobibór under the direction by Alexander Petscherski and Leon Feldhendler the second successful resistance in the extermination camps. He was also known from the film Escape from Sobibor .
Administrative history
From 1975 to 1998 Gmina belonged to the Chełm Voivodeship .
structure
The following 16 school offices belong to Gmina Włodawa :
- Korolówka
- Korolówka Kolonia ( Colony )
- Korolówka-Osada ( settlement )
- Krasówka
- Luta
- Okuninka
- Orchówek
- Różanka
- Sobibór- Wieś ( village )
- Sobibór-Stacja ( train station )
- Stawki
- Suszno
- Szuminka
- Wołczyny
- Żłobek
- Żuków
Other places in the rural community are Adamki, Połód and Żłobek Mały.
Culture
Sobibor memorial
- Sobibor memorial with memorial, mausoleum and heavenly road
Architectural monuments in the Gmina
- St John's Church in Orchówek
- St Augustine's Church in Różanka
- Ruins of the manor in Różanka
- Granary in Różanka
- Orthodox cemetery in Sobibór
nature
The 112 km² Polish landscape park Sobiborski Park Krajobrazowy with six nature reserves is located on the territory of the municipality . One of the recreational areas is the Jezioro Białe ( White Lake ) in Okuninka.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .