Wola Okrzejska [ˈvɔla ɔˈkʂɛi̯ska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzywda, within Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Krzywda, 26 km (16 mi) south-west of Łuków, and 64 km (40 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin.[1]
Wola Okrzejska | |
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Village | |
 Wola Okrzejska | |
  Wola Okrzejska | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′N 22°8′E / 51.750°N 22.133°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Lublin |
| County | Łuków |
| Gmina | Krzywda |
| Population | 980 |
Henryk Sienkiewicz Museum
editThe Museum of Henryk Sienkiewicz is located in Wola Okrzejska at 21-480 Okrzeja; Phone: 025 755 9000; Tel. / fax: 025 797 6000.[2]
Notable residents
edit- Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846–1916), a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist, was born here
- Lewis Bernstein Namier (1888–1960), an English historian, was born here
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
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