Siedliska, Rzeszów County
Siedliska | |
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Village | |
  Siedliska | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′11″N 21°56′47″E / 49.95306°N 21.94639°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podkarpackie |
| County | Rzeszów |
| Gmina | Lubenia |
| Population | 1,700 |
Siedliska [ɕɛdˈlʲiska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubenia, within Rzeszów County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1]
Notable personalities
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ 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.
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