and Wiktoria Cholodecki were murdered by UPA forces, while the largest segment managed to flee west and eventually settled around the city of Wrocław. A smaller group of Chołodeckis from Huta Stara took part in the defense of the town. Huta Stara, while consisting of around 100 homes, became a regional sanctuary for 10,000 Poles who flocked to the town seeking shelter and safety from UPA attacks. A decisive battle waged on October 16, 1943, defeated the UPA and allowed the family to stay in the town until the summer of 1945, when they were forcibly repatriated to areas around Kołobrzeg. The remaining family located in Lwów settled in Poznań. Chołodeckis also fought for an end to communism in Poland. Jarosław Chołodecki was the vice-chair for the Regional Board in "Solidarność" when it was formed in 1980, and he spent over a year in jail when Poland instituted martial law in 1981. Estates Members of the Chołodecki family owned small tracts of land and villages in Wołyń and Galicia in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The most significant holdings were around Żytomierz, Włodzimierz Wołyński and Łuck, namely the villages of Obłapy, Kudynowce, Ceców, Lachowa, and Nikonówka. The family also had leaseholds in Galicia, namely Bednarów and Piatydnia. The family also had close relationships with the Potockis for hundreds of years, administering some of the vast estates of the family, including holdings in Lwów and the Brzoza Stadnicka estate into the 20th century, while a Mikołaj Chołodecki was listed as a reiter for the Potocki's as early as 1703. Coat of arms The Białynia coat of arms is used by the Chołodeckis from Wołyń and Galicia. Notable members Some of the notable members of Chołodecki family include: Tomasz Chołodecki Celestyn Chołodecki Józef Białynia Chołodecki Antoni Chołodecki Jadwiga Chołodecka Aleksander Chołodecki Jarosław Chołodecki Olgierd Chołodecki See also List of szlachta Noble's Democracy References Other reading Polski slownik biograficzny (Polish Biographical Dictionary), Kraków, 2000 Calendar of events of MSZZ Solidarity in Opole Note: Dead link (404) as of 12 Jan 2009 Article about Jarosław Chołodecki's time in Solidarity and prison. Gazeta Wyborcza, June 2, 2005. Article about Jarosław Chołodecki's breakout from Uherce prison. Gazeta Wyborcza, December 24, 2008. Boniecki, Adam. Herbarz Polski (Polish Heraldry), Warsaw, 1899-1913 Chołodecki, Białynia Józef. Białynia-Chołodeccy : uczestnicy spisków, więźniowie stanu (History of the Cholodecki family of the Bialynia Clan). 1911 Wiadomość historyczna o staroźytnym obrazie Boga-rodzicy Maryi