Żółkiewka, Lublin Voivodeship

For the village in Lower Silesia, see Żółkiewka.

Żółkiewka
Village
Żółkiewka
Coordinates: 50°54′40″N 22°50′3″E / 50.91111°N 22.83417°E / 50.91111; 22.83417
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Krasnystaw
Gmina	Żółkiewka
Population	790

Żółkiewka [ʐuu̯ˈkʲɛfka] is a village in Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Żółkiewka. It lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Krasnystaw and 42 km (26 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

The village has a population of 790.

History

Center of Żółkiewka

The earliest mention of Żółkiewka (then named Żółkiew) occurs in historical documents from 1359. In 1702 the village received town status, later it acquired its current name. In 1868 it lost its town status and reverted to being a village. According to the 1921 census the village had a Jewish community consisting of 1308 people, or 64.6 percent of its total population.^[1] The Jewish community perished in the Holocaust, and was not reconstituted afterwards.

See also: Leon Feldhendler

References

↑ Jewish Historical Institute community database

Gmina Żółkiewka

Seat	Żółkiewka

Other villages	Adamówka Borówek 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 Władysławin Wola Żółkiewska Wólka Zaburze Żółkiew-Kolonia

Coordinates: 50°54′40″N 22°50′3″E / 50.91111°N 22.83417°E / 50.91111; 22.83417

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