Siedliska, Rzeszów County

For other places with the same name, see Siedliska.
Siedliska
Village
Siedliska
Coordinates: PL 49°57′11″N 21°56′47″E / 49.95306°N 21.94639°E / 49.95306; 21.94639
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Podkarpackie
County Rzeszów County
Gmina Lubenia
Population 1,700

Siedliska [ɕedˈlʲiska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubenia, within Rzeszów County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1]

The village has a population of 1,700.

Notable personalities

Siedliska is the birthplace of Father Józef Kowalski of the Salesian Society, the martyr of Auschwitz concentration camp beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 13, 1999 at a ceremonial mass in Warsaw.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ Ks. Jan Krawiec SDB (28 February 2005). "Męczennik Auschwitz – ksiądz Józef Kowalski" [The Martyr of Auschwitz – Father Józef Kowalski]. Don Bosco. Magazyn salezjański 9-10/2001. Salezjanie.pl. Archived from the original on January 6, 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2014.


Coordinates: 49°57′11″N 21°56′47″E / 49.95306°N 21.94639°E / 49.95306; 21.94639


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