| Wola Różaniecka | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Wola Różaniecka | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′N 22°46′E / 50.333°N 22.767°E / 50.333; 22.767 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Biłgoraj |
| Gmina | Tarnogród |
| Population | |
| • Total | 784 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LBL |
Wola Różaniecka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnogród, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Tarnogród, 25 km (16 mi) south of Biłgoraj, and 103 km (64 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. In October 1942, the German police and Ukrainian auxiliaries committed a massacre of six Poles.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. p. 70. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.
| Gmina Tarnogród | ||
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