Łubcze | |
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Village | |
 Memorial at the site of the Łubcze massacre | |
  Łubcze | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′N 23°40′E / 50.450°N 23.667°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Tomaszów Lubelski |
| Gmina | Jarczów |
| Population | |
• Total | 356 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LTM |
Łubcze [ˈwupt͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jarczów, within Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 18 km (11 mi) east of Tomaszów Lubelski and 118 km (73 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
History
[edit]According to the 1921 census, the village with the adjacent colony had a population of 415, 88.9% Polish and 11.1% Ukrainian.[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 5 April 1944, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army committed a massacre of 90 Poles and 26 Ukrainians in the village.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. IV. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 105.
- ^ 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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