Studzianka, Lublin Voivodeship Explained

Studzianka
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lublin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Biała Podlaska
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Łomazy
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:51.9333°N 36°W

Studzianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łomazy, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) north-east of Łomazy, 140NaN0 south-east of Biała Podlaska, and 890NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Lublin.

History

Studzianka was established as a Tatar settlement as per the 1679 privileges granted by King John III Sobieski. The famous Colonel Aleksander Ułan (d.1740) lived here and the town derives its name from the formation of the light cavalry - Lancers.

In 1817 a wooden mosque was built in the village but this was burned down by the Cossacks in 1915. By the nineteenth century only 20 Polish tatar families lived in the village and many left the region for economic reasons. The last Imam was Maciej Bajrulewicz. The village still maintains a Mizar (Muslim cemetery).

In 2005 the first annual festival was held here to commemorate the village Tartar heritage.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.