Skokówka Explained

Skokówka
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lublin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Zamość
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Zamość
Coordinates:50.6919°N 23.2328°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:410

Skokówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zamość, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 4km (02miles) south-west of Zamość and 780NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Lublin.[1]

Jan Zamoyski (1542–1605), a Polish nobleman, magnate and Grand Hetman of the Crown, was born in Skokówka.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Zamoyski, Jan . 28 . Bain . Robert Nisbet . Robert Nisbet Bain. 954 - 955 . 1.