Wojsławice, Lublin Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Wojsławice (disambiguation). Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

Wojsławice
Village
Wojsławice
Coordinates: 50°55′9″N 23°32′48″E / 50.91917°N 23.54667°E / 50.91917; 23.54667
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Chełm
Gmina	Wojsławice
Population
• Total	1,600

Wojsławice is a village in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wojsławice. It lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Chełm and 78 km (48 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

The village is a common setting of many literary works by Polish writer Andrzej Pilipiuk, in particular, related to his fictional character Jakub Wędrowycz, who lives in the nearby village of Stary Majdan. Since 2006, an annual fandom convention dedicated to has been taking place in Wojsławice, and a 3-meter tall wooden statue of the character has been raised in 2013.

References

"Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
Domaciuk-Czarny, Izabela (2018-11-22). "Proper names in Andrzej Pilipiuk's Kroniki Jakuba Wędrowycza (The Chronicles of Jakub Wędrowycz)". Roczniki Humanistyczne (in Polish). 66 (6): 29–42. doi:10.18290/rh.2018.66.6-2. ISSN 2544-5200.
"Konwent « Dni Jakuba Wędrowycza". djw.konwent.co. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
Badowski, Artcreations-Justyna Urniaz-Badowska / Krzysztof. "O PROJEKCIE : Pomnik Jakuba Wędrowycza".

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Seat	Wojsławice
Other villages	Czarnołozy Cztery Słupy Góra Blachowa Góra Łosiów Góra Pudełkowa Huta Krasne Kukawka Majdan Majdan Kukawiecki Majdan Ostrowski Nowy Majdan Ostrów Ostrów-Kolonia Partyzancka Kolonia Pohulanka Popławy Przecinek Putnowice Wielkie Putnowice-Kolonia Rozięcin Stadarnia Stary Majdan Trościanka Turowiec Witoldów Wólka Putnowicka Zadebra

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