page_title: Modliborzyce, Lublin Voivodeship
hierarchical_section_title: Modliborzyce, Lublin Voivodeship
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Synagoga w ModliborzycachEnglish: Synagogue in Modliborzyce, Poland
context_page_description: Modliborzyce is a town in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Modliborzyce. It lies in the historic province of Lesser Poland, approximately 8 kilometres north-west of Janów Lubelski and 58 km south of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 1,311, and between 1631 - 1869 it used to be a town. It became a town again on January 1, 2014. Its name comes from Modliborzyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, which had existed before the foundation of the village. The name Modliborzyce itself is based on an ancient Polish given name Modlibog.
  Modliborzyce is picturesquely located at the point where three major geographical regions of Poland meet - Lublin Upland, Sandomierz Basin, and Roztocze. Southern part of the village belongs to the Landscape Park of Janów Forest, and northern is covered by the protected area of Roztocze.
  The history of the village dates back to February 27, 1631, when a local nobleman Stanisław Wioteski received King Zygmunt III Waza’s permission to found a town in the area of the already-existing village of Słupie. The town was called Modliborzyce, and in 1644-1664, the church of St.
context_section_description: Modliborzyce [mɔdlibɔˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is a town in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Modliborzyce. It lies  in the historic province of Lesser Poland, approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Janów Lubelski and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 1,311, and between 1631 - 1869 it used to be a town. It became a town again on January 1, 2014. Its name comes from Modliborzyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, which had existed before the foundation of the village. The name Modliborzyce itself is based on an ancient Polish given name Modlibog.
  Modliborzyce is picturesquely located at the point where three major geographical regions of Poland meet - Lublin Upland, Sandomierz Basin, and Roztocze. Southern part of the village belongs to the Landscape Park of Janów Forest, and northern is covered by the protected area of Roztocze. 
  The history of the village dates back to February 27, 1631, when a local nobleman Stanisław Wioteski received King Zygmunt III Waza’s permission to found a town in the area of the already-existing village of Słupie. The town was called Modliborzyce, and in 1644-1664, the church of St. Stanisław was built. After the Wioteski family, the town belonged to Mikołaj Słoniewski. In the second half of the 17th century, a synagogue was opened, due to a steady influx of Jewish settlers. In 1706 Russian troops were garrisoned in Modliborzyce, which had a negative influence on the development of the town. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Modliborzyce belonged to several noble families - the Nahorecki, the Wierciński, the Doliński and the Gorzkowski. Since 1815 the town belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland. Modliborzyce burned in 1804 and 1841, and in 1855 its population was decimated by the cholera.
  During the January Uprising, on initiative of a local nobleman Ignacy Solman, a regiment was formed, which was engaged in a skirmish with the Russians near Janów Lubelski. Solman was killed by the Cossacks, and in 1869 Russian government punished Modliborzyce by reducing it to the status of a village. Modliborzyce was one of local centers of the Home Army, and German occupation ended in July 1944. 
  In September 1939, the Luftwaffe twice bombed Modliborzyce (September 8 and 15). As a result, 87 people died and most of the buildings in the town were destroyed. In 1940 German authorities brought some 1,200 Jews from Vienna to the Modliborzyce ghetto. This group later perished -- with the local Jewish population of 1,200 Jews -- at Bełżec extermination camp in October and November of 1942. The Jewish community ceased to exist. 
  Due to its location, Modliborzyce is a tourist center of local importance. Its most important points of interest are the Baroque church (1644 - 1664), bell tower (1775), and a synagogue (1760), which now houses the center of culture.
caption: 18th century synagogue of Modliborzyce
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