Firlej
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Firlej ' is a village
in Lubartów County
, Lublin Voivodeship
, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Firlej. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Lubartów
and 35 km (22 mi) north of the regional capital Lublin
. It is situated close to Lake Firlej
In 2004 the village had a population of 1,000.
The other owners of Firlej were the families of Zalewski
, Lubomirski
and Sanguszko
. In 1839 the town belonged to the president of Bank Polski - Mr Henryk Łubieński, who grounded the first factory of tools and agriculture machines in Lublin
area.
Firlej took part also in uprising fights in 1831 and in 1863. The town had lost his rights because of patriotism
of its citizens in 1869. Battles during World War I brought heavy damage to the town. In the first half of August 1920 in Firlej, marshal Józef Piłsudski inspected the Polish troops going to the east.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Lubartów County
Lubartów County
Lubartów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Lubartów, which lies north of...
, Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....
, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) called Gmina Firlej. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Lubartów
Lubartów
Lubartów is a town in eastern Poland, with 23,000 inhabitants , situated in Lublin Voivodeship. It is the capital of Lubartów County and the Lubartów Commune.-History:...
and 35 km (22 mi) north of the regional capital Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
. It is situated close to Lake Firlej
Lake Firlej
Lake Firlej is a lake in east Poland in Lubartów County near the village of Firlej. Lake is surrounded by forest....
In 2004 the village had a population of 1,000.
History
The town Firlej was founded by Mikołaj Firlej in 1557. From the beginning the town has typical agriculture and handicraft character.The other owners of Firlej were the families of Zalewski
Zalewski
Zalewski is one of the surnames in Poland.The surname has a Slavic or more specifically Polish origin. Alternate spellings include Zelewski, Zaleski, Zeleski, Zalewska, Zalescy and Salewski....
, Lubomirski
Lubomirski
Lubomirski family is a Polish szlachta family. The family used the "Szreniawa without a cross" arms and their motto was: Nil conscire sibi ....
and Sanguszko
Sanguszko
Sanguszko is a Polish-Lithuanian noble family of the Ruthenian Sanguszko is a Polish-Lithuanian noble family of the Ruthenian Sanguszko is a Polish-Lithuanian noble family of the Ruthenian (now Ukrainian stock from the Gediminid dynasty. Like other princely houses of Polish-Lithuanian...
. In 1839 the town belonged to the president of Bank Polski - Mr Henryk Łubieński, who grounded the first factory of tools and agriculture machines in Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
area.
Firlej took part also in uprising fights in 1831 and in 1863. The town had lost his rights because of patriotism
Patriotism
Patriotism is a devotion to one's country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy...
of its citizens in 1869. Battles during World War I brought heavy damage to the town. In the first half of August 1920 in Firlej, marshal Józef Piłsudski inspected the Polish troops going to the east.