Markuszów

Also known as Markuszow

Markuszów (historically also Markuszew) is a village (formerly a town) in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Markuszów. The village is situated on the Kurówka River.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Markuszów
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.total_type:  
Settlement.image_shield: POL gmina Markuszów COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Markuszów-kościół.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Church of the Holy Spirit in Markuszów, erected circa 1609
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lublin
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Puławy
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Markuszów
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 1155
Settlement.postal_code: 24-173
Settlement.area_code: 81

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Medieval period
Firlej family rule (16th century)
Decline and Sobieski ownership (17th century)
18th century
19th century
National uprisings
Mariavite parish
World War II and the Holocaust
Jewish community
Administrative changes
Notable landmarks
Religious buildings
Cemeteries
Tourism
Education
Transport
See also
References
External links

Markuszów received its town privileges around 1550, which were confirmed and expanded in 1686. The town was stripped of its municipal status in 1869 as part of Russian reprisals following the January Uprising. Historically, the settlement is located in Lesser Poland (initially in Sandomierz Land, later in Lublin Land). In the second half of the 16th century, it was part of Lublin County in Lublin Voivodeship.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Markuszów” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.