Wola Gułowska

Wola Gułowska
Village
Church of the Visitation in Wola Gułowska
Church of the Visitation in Wola Gułowska
Wola Gułowska is located in Poland
Wola Gułowska
Wola Gułowska
Coordinates: 51°42′1″N 22°12′41″E / 51.70028°N 22.21139°E / 51.70028; 22.21139
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyŁuków
GminaAdamów
Elevation
165 m (541 ft)
Population328
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21-412
Area code+48 25
Car platesLLU

Wola Gułowska (Polish: [ˈvɔla ɡuˈwɔfska]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Adamów, within Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Adamów, 27 km (17 mi) south-west of Łuków, and 57 km (35 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin.[2]

Wola Gułowska is located on the Czarna river, a small tributary of the Tyśmienica river. The valley of the Czarna river is a notable geographical feature of the village. It is located on the edge of the Żelechów upland, near the Łuków plain. The village has a baroque Church of the Visitation.

History

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Historically, Wola Gułowska belongs to the Stężyca Land in the Sandomierz Voivodeship. The oldest reference to Wola Gułowska is from 1508 when it was mentioned in a record next to Gułów. Records show that in 1509, along with Adamów, it belonged to the Wojcieszków parish. In 1545 Hieronim Rusiecki, the Sandomierz Standard-bearer, built a wooden chapel and paid for the upkeep of a priest in the village. In 1633 Ludwik Krasiński, heir to the local property, decided to found a Carmelite monastery and build a new church next to the old wooden chapel. The construction was completed and the church was consecrated in 1782. On 11 April 1869 the church was made the seat of a new parish.[3]

From 3 to 5 October 1939, Wola Gułowska was the site of one of the smaller battles fought during the Battle of Kock. Polish soldiers fought against German troops near the village's cemetery and a local airfield. After the war a shrine and a museum dedicated to the battle were erected in the village. Between the years 1975 and 1998 the area administratively belonged to the Siedlce Voivodeship.

References

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  1. ^ "Bank Danych Lokalnych". 2011. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIII (in Polish). Warsaw: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1892. p. 784.
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