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Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Majdan Stary
Village
Majdan Stary is located in PolandMajdan StaryMajdan Stary
Coordinates: 50°28′19″N 22°41′56″E / 50.47194°N 22.69889°E / 50.47194; 22.69889
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyBiłgoraj
GminaKsiężpol
Population
 • Total746
Websitehttp://www.majdan.com.pl

Majdan Stary (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmajdan ˈstarɨ]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Księżpol, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Księżpol, 9 km (6 mi) south of Biłgoraj, and 87 km (54 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

History

Main article: Majdan Stary massacre

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, on July 3, 1943, around 75 inhabitants of Majdan Stary, including women and children, were massacred by the German punitive expedition. The village was burned.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Mikoda, Janina, ed. (1994). Rejestr miejsc i faktów zbrodni popełnionych przez okupanta hitlerowskiego na ziemiach polskich w latach 1939–1945. Województwo zamojskie [Register of places and facts of crimes committed by the Nazi Occupier on Polish Lands in the years 1939–1945. Zamość Voivodeship] (in Polish). Warszawa: GKBZHwP-IPN. pp. 135–136. ISBN 83-903356-0-3.
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