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'''Skierbieszów''' {{IPAr|pl|s|k|J|e|r|'|b|j|e|sz|u|f}} is a [[village]] in [[Zamość County]], [[Lublin Voivodeship]], in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the [[gmina]] (administrative district) called [[Gmina Skierbieszów]]. It lies on the river [[Wolica]], approximately {{convert|17|km|mi|0}} north-east of [[Zamość]] and {{convert|71|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of the regional capital [[Lublin]].<ref name="TERYT">{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa |title=Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) |date=2008-06-01 |language=Polish}}</ref> The village has a population of
The Polish inhabitants of Skierbieszów were expelled in November 1942 to make room for German settlers. The village was renamed Heidenstein until the occupation of the region by Soviet forces in 1944.
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