Szychowice
Szychowice | |
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Village | |
 Volunteer Fire department | |
  Szychowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′N 23°59′E / 50.683°N 23.983°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Hrubieszów |
| Gmina | Mircze |
Szychowice [ʂɨxɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mircze, within Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Mircze, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Hrubieszów, and 118 km (73 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
History
[edit]World War II
[edit]In March 1944, the Ukrainian population of Szychowice was attacked by Polish partisans in retaliation for Massacres of Poles in Volhynia. Eight villagers were murdered and 150 houses destroyed.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Ther, Philipp; Siljak, Ana (2001). Redrawing nations: ethnic cleansing in East-Central Europe, 1944–1948. Oxford: Rowman & Littfield. p. 174.
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Massacres of Ukrainians by Polish paramilitaries in World War II | ||
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| Chełm Land | ||
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