Wola Okrzejska

Wola Okrzejska
Village
Wola Okrzejska
Wola Okrzejska
Coordinates: 51°45′N 22°8′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Łuków
Gmina	Krzywda
Population	980

Wola Okrzejska [ˈvɔla ɔˈkʂɛi̯ska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzywda, within Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Krzywda, 26 km (16 mi) south-west of Łuków, and 64 km (40 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin.[1]

Henryk Sienkiewicz Museum

The Museum of Henryk Sienkiewicz is located in Wola Okrzejska at 21-480 Okrzeja; Phone: [phone]; Tel. / fax: [phone].[2]

Notable residents

• Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846–1916), a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist, was born here
• Lewis Bernstein Namier (1888–1960), an English historian, was born here

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2011-12-23.