Wola Gułowska


Wola Gułowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Adamów, within Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Adamów, south-west of Łuków, and north-west of the regional capital Lublin.
The village has a population of 360.

History

Wola Gułowska is located on the rzeką Czarną, a small tributary of the Tyśmienica. It is located on the edge of the Plateau Żelechowskiej near the Łukowski plains. The terrain points to the rzeźbie terenu and towering above the village the church of the Carmelite monastery dominates.
The oldest references to Wola Gułowska is from the years 1508 and 1545. In 1633, Ludwik Krasiński, heir to the local property, decided to found the Carmelite Monastery and build a new church in place of the old wooden chapel. The construction of the church was completed and consecrated in 1782. The church is famous for its miraculous image of the Virgin Mary, recognised in 1982 by the Archbishop Józef Glemp, and a copy of the image of Madonna.
Over 3 to 5 October 1939 Polish soldiers fought against German in the Wola Gułowska by the cemetery. During the fighting near Wola Gulowska, the Poles and the German paratroopers also fought near local airfield. The fighting near Wola Gulowska was one of the smaller battles fought during the Battle of Kock. The Poles were defeated due to depletion of ammunition. A shrine and Museum was erected in the village after the war to remember the fighting.
Between the years 1975 and 1998 the area administratively belonged to the province of Siedlce.