Gmina Aleksandrów, Lublin Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Gmina Aleksandrów (disambiguation).

Gmina Aleksandrów Aleksandrów Commune
Gmina
Location within the county and voivodeship
Coordinates (Aleksandrów): 50°27′52″N 22°54′22″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Biłgoraj
Seat	Aleksandrów
Area
• Total	54.26 km2 (20.95 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	3,184
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Website	http://www.ealeksandrow.pl/

Gmina Aleksandrów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Aleksandrów, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-east of Biłgoraj and 91 km (57 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

The gmina covers an area of 54.26 square kilometres (20.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,184.

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Puszcza Solska Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Aleksandrów contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrów, Margole, Podlas and Sigła.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Aleksandrów is bordered by the gminas of Biłgoraj, Józefów, Księżpol, Łukowa and Tereszpol.

Massacres during Second World War

The area was the site of five massacres of Poles by German soldiers during the Second World War, in the village of Aleksandrów: August 1942, February, June and August 1943 and July 1944. On 6 July 1944 the largest massacre occurred. Between 444 and 446 people were murdered and 100 buildings burned down by the Germans, while 2500 people were sent to concentration camps.