Horodyszcze, Biała Podlaska County

For other places with the same name, see Horodyszcze (disambiguation).

Horodyszcze
Village
Horodyszcze
Coordinates: 51°45′18″N 23°11′3″E / 51.75500°N 23.18417°E / 51.75500; 23.18417
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Biała Podlaska County
Gmina	Wisznice
Population	841

Horodyszcze [xɔrɔˈdɨʂt͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wisznice, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Wisznice, 32 km (20 mi) south of Biała Podlaska, and 71 km (44 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin.

The village has a population of 841.

Horodyszcze, which had town rights from mid-16th century until 1879, dates back to the Middle Ages. Its name comes from Eastern Slavic word horodyszcze, which means gord. The village was first mentioned in documents from 1446, and until 1944, was a private property of several noble families, including the Polubinski.

The village has remains of an early medieval settlement with a cemetery. Both are now archaeological sites, and are located south of Horodyszcze. Furthermore, the village has a Classicistic palace and park (1818-24), designed by Antonio Corazzi for Julian Frankowski.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Wisznice

Seat	Wisznice

Other villages	Curyn Dołholiska Dubica Dolna Dubica Górna Horodyszcze Kolonia Wisznice Łyniew Marylin Polubicze Dworskie Polubicze Wiejskie Ratajewicze Rowiny Wygoda

Coordinates: 51°45′18″N 23°11′3″E / 51.75500°N 23.18417°E / 51.75500; 23.18417

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