Horodło

Horodło

Horodło

Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland


Horodło ([xɔˈrɔdwɔ]) is a village in Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Horodło. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Hrubieszów and 111 km (69 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.

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The Union of Horodło was signed there in 1413. A large demonstration took place here in 1861.

During the Holocaust, the population of 1,000 Jews from the town were murdered.

The village has a current population of 1,200.


References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.



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