Majdan Wielki, Zamość County
Appearance
Majdan Wielki | |
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Village | |
![]() Road through the village | |
Coordinates: 50°33′N 23°17′E / 50.550°N 23.283°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lublin |
County | Zamość |
Gmina | Krasnobród |
Population | |
• Total | 916 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | LZA |
Majdan Wielki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmajdan ˈvjɛlkʲi]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnobród, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Krasnobród, 20 km (12 mi) south of Zamość, and 93 km (58 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
History
[edit]On 20 September 1939, during the invasion of Poland, German troops carried out a massacre of 42 Polish prisoners of war near the village (see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2] At least one Polish soldier survived the massacre.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Sudoł, Tomasz (2011). "Zbrodnie Wehrmachtu na jeńcach polskich we wrześniu 1939 roku". Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). No. 8-9 (129-130). IPN. p. 81. ISSN 1641-9561.
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