- This artilce is about a village. For a family, see Firlej (family) and Category:Firlej Commune. Firlej is the surname of a Polish Szlachta (nobility family Members Jan Firlej Piotr Firlej
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| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| Powiat | Lubartów County |
| Gmina | Firlej |
| Established | 16th century |
| City rights | 1557-1869 |
| Population (2004) | |
| - Total | 1,000 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 21-136 |
| Area code(s) | +48 81 |
| Car Plates | LLB |
| Website: www.firlej.pl | |
Firlej is a village in east Poland in Lubartów County near Lake Firlej in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland This article concerns both historical and contemporary voivodeships in various countries Lublin Voivodeship (also known as Lublin Province or województwo lubelskie or simply Lubelskie) is a voivodeship, or Province, in eastern Poland The following is an alphabetical list of all 379 county-level entities in Poland Lubartów County (powiat lubartowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Gmina Firlej is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Lubartów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Lubartów County (powiat lubartowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Lake Firlej is a Lake in east Poland in Lubartów County near town Firlej. Lublin Voivodeship (also known as Lublin Province or województwo lubelskie or simply Lubelskie) is a voivodeship, or Province, in eastern Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
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History
The town Firlej was grounded by Mikołaj Firlej in 1557. From the beginning the town has typical agriculture and handicraft character.
The other owners of Firlej were the families of Zalewski, Lubomirski and Sanguszko. Zalewski (feminine Zalewska, plural Zalewscy) is one of the surnames in Poland and Podlachia. Lubomirski (plural Lubomirscy) is the surname of a Polish Szlachta (nobility family Sanguszko ( Belarusian: Сангушка) is a Polish - Lithuanian noble family of the Ruthenian stock from Gediminid dynasty In 1839 the town belonged to the president of Bank Polski - Mr Henryk Łubieński, who grounded the first factory of tools and agriculture machines in Lublin area. Bank Polski (the Bank of Poland) is the name of two former Banks in Poland, each of which acted as a Central bank. Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355954
Firlej took part also in uprising fights in 1831 and in 1863. The town had lost his rights because of patriotism of its citizens in 1869. Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country The XX age brought to the town great demage caused by I World War battles. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All In the first half of August 1920 in Firlej marshal Józef Piłsudski inspected the Polish troops going to the east.
WWII
During German nazi occupation Firlej was an area of activity of A.K. division of captain T. Pośpiech. The town was released on July, 22. 1944 by the 27 Wołyń Division of Armia Krajowa.
Agrotourism
The lack of large cities and industry in our area makes development of agrotourism and ecological farm very attractive. The nature attitudes of Firlej make this place very interesting for recreation, especially water sports. The picturesque rivers Wieprz and Tyśmienica, with numerous old basins, make this flat area attractive. The Wieprz is a River in central-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula. Tysmenytsia (Тисмениця aka Tysmienica, Tysmenitsa, Tyśmienica) is a city the administrative center of the Tysmenytskyi Raion For angling fans there are different sweet water fish like: perch, pike, eal, tench and others.
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