Siedliska, Rzeszów County

For other places with the same name, see Siedliska.
Siedliska
Village
Siedliska
Coordinates: 49°57′11″N 21°56′47″E / 49.95306°N 21.94639°E / 49.95306; 21.94639
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodkarpackie
CountyRzeszów
GminaLubenia
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

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. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  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.
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