Chodel
Village
Chodel is located in Poland
Chodel
Chodel
Coordinates: 51°6′43″N 22°7′59″E / 51.11194°N 22.13306°E / 51.11194; 22.13306
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyOpole Lubelskie
GminaChodel
Elevation
163 m (535 ft)
Population
1,400

Chodel [ˈxɔdɛl] is a village in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Chodel. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Opole Lubelskie and 35 km (22 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin.[1]

During the Holocaust, the Jewish population of the town—numbering 750 to 950 Jews—was murdered.

The village has a current population of 1,400.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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