Zawadów | |
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Village | |
Zawadów railway station | |
Zawadów | |
Coordinates: 51°14′N 23°3′E / 51.233°N 23.050°E / 51.233; 23.050 | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lublin |
County | Łęczna |
Gmina | Puchaczów |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | LLE |
Zawadów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puchaczów, within Łęczna County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Puchaczów, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Łęczna, and 34 km (21 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.
History
According to the 1921 Polish census, the village had population of 332, exclusively 99.2% Polish by nationality.
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. In March 1944, the German occupiers and Ukrainian auxiliaries committed a massacre of six people: three Poles, two Russian prisoners-of-war and one Jew.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. IV. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 61.
- Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. p. 50. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.
Gmina Puchaczów | |
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