Horyszów

Horyszów
Village
Church of the Transfiguration
Horyszów
Coordinates: 50°44′53″N 23°36′15″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Zamość
Gmina	Miączyn
Population (approx.)	650

Horyszów [xɔˈrɨʂuf] (formerly Horyszów Ruski) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miączyn, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1]

Notable people

• David Hilchen (1561–1610), Renaissance humanist and politician from Riga, died in Horyszów.
• Felix Horetzky (1796–1870), a Polish composer and guitarist, was born here.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.