Gmina Żółkiewka

Żółkiewka is a municipality in the district of Krasnystaw, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland about 26 km southwest of Krasnystaw and 43 km south-east of Lublin. The municipal area is 130 km ². In 2010 the village had 5936 inhabitants, the same place 790 Einwohner.30. June 2010

Villages in the community association

• Adamówka, Borówek, Borówek - Kolonia, Celin, Chłaniów, Chłaniów - Kolonia, Chłaniówek, Chruściechów, Dabie, Gany, Huta, Koszarsko, Maidan Wierzchowiński, Makowiska, Markiewiczów, Olchowiec, Olchowiec - Kolonia, Poperczyn, Rożki, Rożki - Kolonia, Siniec, Średnia Wies, Tokarówka, Wierzchowina, Władysławin, Wola Żółkiewska, Wólka, Zaburze, Zolkiew - Kolonia and Żółkiewka.

Neighbouring local government associations ( Geminas )

• Gorzków, Krzczonów, Rudnik, Rybczewice ( powiat Świdnicki ( Lublin ) ), Turobin ( powiat Biłgorajski ) and Vysokie.

Sons and daughters Żółkiewkas

• Samuel Lerer (* 1922), a Holocaust survivor of the Sobibor extermination camp
• Peter Zvi Malkin (1927 - 2005), a Mossad agent who Adolf Eichmann arrested

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