Wojsławice, Lublin Voivodeship Explained

Wojsławice
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lublin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chełm
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wojsławice
Coordinates:50.9192°N 23.5467°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:1600
Population Footnotes:(approx.)

Wojsławice is a village in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wojsławice. It lies approximately 26km (16miles) south of Chełm and 780NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

The village is a common setting of many literary works by Polish writer Andrzej Pilipiuk, in particular, related to his fictional character Jakub Wędrowycz, who lives in the nearby village of Stary Majdan.[2] Since 2006, an annual fandom convention dedicated to has been taking place in Wojsławice, and a 3-meter tall wooden statue of the character has been raised in 2013.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Domaciuk-Czarny. Izabela. 2018-11-22. Proper names in Andrzej Pilipiuk’s Kroniki Jakuba Wędrowycza (The Chronicles of Jakub Wędrowycz). Roczniki Humanistyczne. pl. 66. 6. 29–42. 10.18290/rh.2018.66.6-2. 2544-5200. free.
  3. Web site: Konwent « Dni Jakuba Wędrowycza. djw.konwent.co. 2019-05-07.
  4. Web site: O PROJEKCIE : Pomnik Jakuba Wędrowycza. Badowski. Artcreations-Justyna Urniaz-Badowska / Krzysztof.