Bukowina, Biłgoraj County

For other places with the same name, see Bukowina.
Bukowina
Village
Bukowina is located in Poland
Bukowina
Bukowina
Coordinates: 50°22′37″N 22°40′25″E / 50.37694°N 22.67361°E / 50.37694; 22.67361
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyBiłgoraj
GminaBiszcza
Population
 • Total
1,063
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLBL
Voivodeship road

Bukowina [bukɔˈvina] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biszcza, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Biszcza, 20 km (12 mi) south of Biłgoraj, and 97 km (60 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

History

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. It was the location of four massacres of local Poles. The first massacre, which claimed 11 to 15 victims, was committed by the German SS and Ukrainian Auxiliary Police on 1 July 1943.[2] Further massacres were committed by the Ukrainian auxiliaries on 24 October 1943, 6 January 1944 and 4 July 1944, with six, three and four victims, respectively, including women.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. pp. 57–58. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.


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