Samoklęski, Lublin Voivodeship

Samoklęski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamionka, within Lubartów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 4 km south-west of Kamionka, 12 km west of Lubartów, and 25 km north-west of the regional capital Lublin.

History
Samoklęski was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Ożarowski, Tęczyński, Opaliński, Lubomirski, Sieniawski and Czartoryski families, administratively located in the Lublin Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province. Noblewoman Izabela Czartoryska founded a park in Samoklęski. In 1824, the estate was bought by Polish general Jan Weyssenhoff. In 1827, Samoklęski had a population of 331.

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. In January 1943, the Germans perpetrated a massacre of 27 Jews and local Pole Bolesław Dąbrowski, who was accused of rescuing Jews from the Holocaust.

Notable residents

 * Piotr Wesołowski (1977-???) – Polish journalist currently working for Przegląd Sportowy