Chomieczyzna

Chomieczyzna is a lake in Gmina Werbkowice, Hrubieszów County, Lubelskie. Chomieczyzna is situated nearby to the village Wronowice, as well as near the hamlet Paprzyca.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Czerwień and Monastery of Holy Mother of God, Turkowice.

Czerwień

Archaeological site

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Czerwień was a West Slavic settlement near the site of modern Czermno near Tyszowce. In early Middle Ages, the town was the administrative centre of the so-called Czerwień Towns, that is the region roughly correspondent to later Red Ruthenia.

Monastery of Holy Mother of God, Turkowice

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The Monastery of Holy Mother of God is a female Orthodox monastery in Turkowice, part of the Diocese of Lublin and Chełm of the Polish Orthodox Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Czermno and Honiatyczki.

Czermno

Village

Photo: Krzysztof Rychel, Public domain.

Czermno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tyszowce, within Tomaszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. In the early Middle Ages, Czerwien/Czermno was one of the largest Slavic gords of this part of Europe.