Plebanka, Lublin Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Plebanka.
Plebanka
Village
Plebanka is located in Poland
Plebanka
Plebanka
Coordinates: 50°25′N 23°40′E / 50.417°N 23.667°E / 50.417; 23.667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyTomaszów Lubelski
GminaJarczów
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLTM

Plebanka [plɛˈbaŋka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jarczów, within Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Jarczów, 19 km (12 mi) east of Tomaszów Lubelski, and 121 km (75 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

History

According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 62, solely Polish by nationality.[2]

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. On 14 April 1944, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army committed a massacre of 57 Poles, men, women and children.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. IV. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 105.
  3. ^ Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. pp. 188–189. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.


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