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The area of rural Gmina Włodawa is administratively structured in two separate parts – north and south, which divides the town Włodawa. Gmina Włodawa is located 95km far from Lublin, 45km from Chełm and 75km from Biała Podlaska. Gmina comprises 16 villages in its administrative boundaries.



Okuninka

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Pearl of Gmina and probably the entire region is Okuninka or we should say that this pearl is one of the most beautiful lakes called White – which is located here. Okuninka residents tell that it arose from the ball of white thread that someone tossed into the nearby Black Lake long time ago because apparently the Black Lake is connected somehow with the White Lake by an underground movement.
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Orchowek

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Orchówek – former town, now village near Włodawa – on the border with Bielarus and Ukraine. It was established in 1506 by wojewoda belski Jerzy Krupski and according to the privillage of king Aleksander Jagiellończyk. At the same time Orchówek got the town rights, which were finally lost in 1869. It belonged to Krupski, Leszczyński, Pociej, Fleming, Czartoryski and Zamoyski.

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Rozanka

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In the years 1975 – 1998 the locality was situated in Chełm voivodeship. The locality was established in 1506 and till the second half of XIX century it concured with nearby Włodawa town.
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Sobibor

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Only 10 km far from Włodawa, on the road from Orchówek to Chełm, there is a small village – surrounded by beautiful forests. This is the place , where during the II world war and precisely in March 1942 – the Germans created the extermination camp for Jews and for Jewish people originated from Austria, Belgium, Czechoslowakia, France, Holland, Germany, Poland and the Soviet Union.

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Stawki

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Only three kilometers far from Różanka on the road to north there is a beautiful village Stawki. Here you can find everything: cut ,with picturesque gorge, high slope and the sight of Bug river, wooden manorfrom XIX century and also wooden cottages, farm buildings from XIX and XX century, small chapels standing by the road and the old forge. In tourist guides which advertise Podlasie at least 30 state that the tourist visiting Stawki stands still  just watching and wants to stay here forever.

 

Suszno

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In the years 1385 – 1730 Suszno belonged to Grand Duchy of Lithuania . After the year 1815 till 1920 there wasmint of false money. After the I world war there was also starch plants and later bricyard which ended its prosperity in 1968 now it is privte. In the years 1975 – 1998 the locality was the administrative part of chełmskie vivodeship.

 


Today is

Sunday, 20 May 2012

Namesday

Dzisiaj : Aleksandra Bazylego
Jutro : Jana Wiktora

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