Drelów

Drelów
—  Village  —
Drelów
Coordinates: 51°55′N 22°53′E / 51.917°N 22.883°E / 51.917; 22.883
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Biała Podlaska County
Gmina	Drelów
Population	900

Drelów [ˈdrɛluf] is a village in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Drelów. It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-west of Biała Podlaska and 78 km (48 mi) north of the regional capital Lublin.

The village has a population of 900.

In January 17, 1874 the Russian Army killing 23 Greek Catholic (Uniate) in time a protest against the Russification and confiscation of the church^[2].

See also

• Podlachian martyrs

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 
2. ^ http://www.parafia-drelow-nmp.siedlce.opoka.org.pl/meczennicy/historia.htm Parafia Drelów

Coordinates: 51°55′N 22°53′E / 51.917°N 22.883°E / 51.917; 22.883