Gołąb, Puławy County

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Gołąb
Village
Goląb kościół 2009.jpg
Gołąb is located in Poland
Gołąb
Gołąb
Coordinates: 51°29′13″N 21°52′31″E / 51.48694°N 21.87528°E / 51.48694; 21.87528
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyPuławy
GminaGmina Puławy
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Population
2,227[1]
Saints Catherine and Florian Church (left) and Loreto House (right)

Gołąb [ˈɡɔwɔmp] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puławy, within Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Puławy and 56 km (35 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin.[2]

As of 2011, the population of the village is 2227.

Gołąb means "pigeon" in Polish.

Monuments[]

History[]

The first historical mention of the town was in the XII century. The parish church was constructed between 1628–1636, and the Loreto House was constructed between 1634 and 1638.

An invading Swedish army routed a Polish army in the Battle of Gołąb 1656.

The Gołąbska Confederation was found on the 16 October, 1672.

In 1939, Germans bombed the airport and a nearby lake. A dozen or so women who were washing clothes and bedding by the lake, were mistakenly recognised by paratroopers and died.

References[]

  1. ^ "Wieś Gołąb (lubelskie) » mapy, GUS, nieruchomości, szkoły, regon, atrakcje, kod pocztowy, kierunkowy, edukacja, przedszkola, demografia, zabytki, statystyki, tabele, linie kolejowe". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 51°29′13″N 21°52′31″E / 51.48694°N 21.87528°E / 51.48694; 21.87528


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