In 1428 the village was given to the bishop Jan Zborowski of Clan of Ostoja and 1453 the village was given rights by the King as a Town. Skierbieszow was a town until 1822 and the coat of arms of the town/village is of Ostoja.
In November 1942 during the Nazi occupation of Poland, the Polish inhabitants of Skierbieszów were expelled from Skierbieszów to make room for German settlers. Former GermanPresidentHorst Köhler was born in the village during the occupation. The village was briefly renamed Heidenstein until the arrival of Soviet forces in 1944. In 1945-46 the Polish residents began returning to their homes.
External links
Skierbieszów website
References
^"Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
This Zamość County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
skierbieszów, skʲɛrˈbjɛʂuf, village, zamość, county, lublin, voivodeship, eastern, poland, seat, gmina, administrative, district, called, gmina, lies, river, wolica, approximately, kilometres, north, east, zamość, south, east, regional, capital, lublin, villag. Skierbieszow skʲɛrˈbjɛʂuf is a village in Zamosc County Lublin Voivodeship in eastern Poland It is the seat of the gmina administrative district called Gmina Skierbieszow It lies on the river Wolica approximately 17 kilometres 11 mi north east of Zamosc and 71 km 44 mi south east of the regional capital Lublin 1 The village has a population of 1 317 There is a castle in the village SkierbieszowVillageChurch of the Assumption in SkierbieszowSkierbieszowLocation in Lublin Voivodeship Location in PolandCoordinates 50 51 6 N 23 21 55 E 50 85167 N 23 36528 E 50 85167 23 36528Country PolandVoivodeship LublinCountyZamoscGminaSkierbieszowElevation208 m 682 ft Population1 317In 1428 the village was given to the bishop Jan Zborowski of Clan of Ostoja and 1453 the village was given rights by the King as a Town Skierbieszow was a town until 1822 and the coat of arms of the town village is of Ostoja In November 1942 during the Nazi occupation of Poland the Polish inhabitants of Skierbieszow were expelled from Skierbieszow to make room for German settlers Former German President Horst Kohler was born in the village during the occupation The village was briefly renamed Heidenstein until the arrival of Soviet forces in 1944 In 1945 46 the Polish residents began returning to their homes External links EditSkierbieszow websiteReferences Edit Central Statistical Office GUS TERYT National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal in Polish 2008 06 01 This Zamosc County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skierbieszow amp oldid 1150645622, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
