Characteristic
Luszków is a small village situated on the Bug in the eastern part Horodło commune within Grzęda Horodelska. It has just over 300 inhabitants, most of the inhabitants earn their living from agriculture. Łuszków has an interesting spatial arrangement of an oval, preserved from the 16th century.
History
The first mention of Łuszków comes from 1444, when Władysław I, the prince of Belz, granted the Ustianowskie manor house in Łuszków to Florian from Kołczyno. The rest of the village was owned by the prince. In 1472, the village had 9 1/2 Ian of arable lands. In 1462, after the incorporation of the Belz principality into the Crown, part of the village became part of the royal property of the Starosty of Horodel. In 1578, part of the village, the church and the inn were royal property, while the rest belonged to three noblemen.
In 1827, the village was divided into Łuszków Horodelski (in 1804 under Joachim Potocki, from 1807 Antoni Wieniawski) and Łuszków Strzyżowski (under the Lubomirski family). Łuszków Horodelski had 340 inhabitants, while Łuszków Strzyżowski 116 inhabitants.
The first mentions of the (Uniate) church come from 1531. In 1760 the church was partially burnt, but it was rebuilt soon. The last church was demolished in 1938 during the rediscovery action carried out by the Polish authorities.
In the years 1891-1892 a customs house was built in Łuszków, through which large amounts of cattle were driven from the Kingdom to Austria, and in 1914 a brick school was built.
During World War I, the village was completely destroyed, only the school, the church and the belfry survived. Most of the local population was evacuated deep into Russia, they only returned here in 1918-1919.
After the end of World War II, as a result of resettlement, the inhabitants of Ukrainian nationality were relocated to the USSR, and Poles from beyond the Bug River came to replace them.
Drive
WITH Hrubieszow and Horodła A bus runs several times a day, except Saturdays and Sundays. From 6.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Worth seeing
- Orthodox cemetery - the old Orthodox cemetery, once Uniate, is located on the south-eastern edge of the village, on a small hill next to the road to Zosina. It was founded in the 19th century and was active until World War II. About 30 old, mostly damaged tombstones have survived to this day.
- School after renovation - there is a ping-pong table there, soon there will be a pool table, an atlas. There is also a scene for an orchestra.
Gastronomy
There are no eateries, but there is a grocery and industrial store "U Bożeny", where you can buy basic food.
Accommodation
It is not possible to spend the night.