Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Serokomla [sɛrɔˈkɔmla] is a village in Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Serokomla. It lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Łuków and 53 km (33 mi) north of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population of 1,060.The history of Serokomla dates back to 1573, when a nobleman Piotr Kijenski founded a town with Magdeburg rights. Until the Partitions of Poland, Serokomla belonged to Lukow Land, Lublin Voivodeship of the province of Lesser Poland. In the late 16th century, Serokomla became property of the Firlej family, remaining in private hands until the 19th century. Following the Partitions of Poland and the Congress of Vienna (1815) Serokomla became part of Russian-controlled Congress Poland, in which it remained until World War One. In early October 1939, most of Serokomla was destroyed by the Wehrmacht, during the Battle of Kock (1939). After the battle, the Germans shot here 32 Polish soldiers and civilians. On April 14, 1940, the SS with the Gestapo captured here 217 civilians, including women and children. All were shot in a mass execution in the nearby village of Jozefow Duzy, as a punishment for killing of the family of a German settler.. }
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- Serokomla abstract "Serokomla [sɛrɔˈkɔmla] is a village in Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Serokomla. It lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Łuków and 53 km (33 mi) north of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population of 1,060.The history of Serokomla dates back to 1573, when a nobleman Piotr Kijenski founded a town with Magdeburg rights. Until the Partitions of Poland, Serokomla belonged to Lukow Land, Lublin Voivodeship of the province of Lesser Poland. In the late 16th century, Serokomla became property of the Firlej family, remaining in private hands until the 19th century. Following the Partitions of Poland and the Congress of Vienna (1815) Serokomla became part of Russian-controlled Congress Poland, in which it remained until World War One. In early October 1939, most of Serokomla was destroyed by the Wehrmacht, during the Battle of Kock (1939). After the battle, the Germans shot here 32 Polish soldiers and civilians. On April 14, 1940, the SS with the Gestapo captured here 217 civilians, including women and children. All were shot in a mass execution in the nearby village of Jozefow Duzy, as a punishment for killing of the family of a German settler.".