Wola (settlement)
Published May 24th, 2008 in UncategorizedWola in Poland, (in Latin libera villa, libertas ) a name given to agricultural villages, appearing as early as the first half of the 13th century and historically constituting a separate category of settlements in Poland, by comparison to others, in terms of the populace used to settle them and the freedoms they were granted. These settlers were given plots of land and exemption for a certain number of years (up to 20) from all rents, fees, and taxes, and in most cases separate institutions and charters based on either the Magdeburg law, or its local variants.
The name Wola, usually followed by an adjective, forms part of a toponym of hundreds of villages in Poland.
See also
- Wola, currently a borough of Warsaw
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