Gmina Lipsko

Gmina Lipsko is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Lipsko County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Lipsko, which lies approximately 127 kilometres (79 mi) south of Warsaw.

The gmina covers an area of 135.21 square kilometres (52.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,538 (out of which the population of Lipsko amounts to 5,826, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,712).

Villages

Apart from the town of Lipsko, Gmina Lipsko contains the villages and settlements of Babilon, Borowo, Boży Dar, Dąbrówka, Daniszów, Długowola Druga, Długowola Pierwsza, Gołębiów, Gruszczyn, Helenów, Huta, Jakubówka, Jelonek, Józefów, Katarzynów, Krępa Górna, Krępa Kościelna, Leopoldów, Leszczyny, Lipa-Krępa, Lipa-Miklas, Lucjanów, Małgorzacin, Maruszów, Maziarze, Nowa Wieś, Poręba, Ratyniec, Śląsko, Szymanów, Tomaszówka, Walentynów, Wiśniówek, Wola Solecka Druga, Wola Solecka Pierwsza, Wólka and Zofiówka.

Neighbouring gminas

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Lipsko

Lipsko [ˈlʲipskɔ] is a town in Poland, in northern Lesser Poland, Mazowsze Voivodship. It is the capital of Lipsko County. The population is 5,895 (2004). Lipsko’s coat of arms is the Dębno, which was used by previous owners of the town.

Lipsko is located on two hills, divided by the Krępianka river. First mention about it comes from April 1589, when the village belonged to the Krępski family. In 1613 it was granted town rights, and quickly developed, due to the location along the “oxen road”, from Red Ruthenia to Greater Poland and Silesia. In 1614, Holy Trinity Church was built, founded by Lord Mikołaj Oleśnicki. In the 18th century Lipsko, located in Sandomierz Voivodeship belonged to several families - the Denhoffs, the Sanguszkos, and the Kochanowskis. After the Partitions of Poland, the town stagnated, with the population not more than 100. In 1868, as a punishment for participation of residents in the January Uprising, the Russians took away Lipsko’s town rights, turning it into a village (Lipsko did not become a town again until 1958). During World War II, German occupiers committed mass murders - on September 8, 1939, they burned alive 60 local Jews at a local synagogue.