Chodel | |
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Village | |
  Chodel | |
| Coordinates: 51°6′43″N 22°7′59″E / 51.11194°N 22.13306°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Opole Lubelskie |
| Gmina | Chodel |
| 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.