Samoklęski, Lublin Voivodeship

Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
51°27′N 22°26′E / 51.450°N 22.433°E / 51.450; 22.433Country PolandVoivodeshipLublinCountyLubartówGminaKamionkaVehicle registrationLLB

Samoklęski [samɔˈklɛ̃ski] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamionka, within Lubartów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Kamionka, 12 km (7 mi) west of Lubartów, and 25 km (16 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin.

History

Samoklęski was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Ożarowski, Tęczyński, Opaliński, Lubomirski, Sieniawski and Czartoryski families,[2] administratively located in the Lublin Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province. Noblewoman Izabela Czartoryska founded a park in Samoklęski.[2] In 1824, the estate was bought by Polish general Jan Weyssenhoff.[2] In 1827, Samoklęski had a population of 331.[3]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. In January 1943, the Germans perpetrated a massacre of 27 Jews and local Pole Bolesław Dąbrowski, who was accused of rescuing Jews from the Holocaust.[4]

Notable residents

  • Piotr Wesołowski (1977-???) – Polish journalist currently working for Przegląd Sportowy

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom X (in Polish). Warszawa. 1889. p. 254.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom X. p. 253.
  4. ^ Datner, Szymon (1968). Las sprawiedliwych (in Polish). Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza. p. 92.