Wojciechów, Lublin County
Wojciechów | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Old tower castle, landmark of Wojciechów | |
  Wojciechów | |
| Coordinates: 51°14′8″N 22°14′41″E / 51.23556°N 22.24472°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Lublin |
| County | Lublin |
| Gmina | Wojciechów |
| Population | |
• Total | 920 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LUB |
| Voivodeship road |  |
Wojciechów (Polish pronunciation: [vɔjˈt͡ɕɛxuf]) is a village in Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wojciechów.[1] It lies approximately 23 km (14 mi) west of the regional capital Lublin.
History
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 807 | — |
| 1921 | 1,182 | +46.5% |
| Source: [2][3] | ||
According to the 1921 Polish census, the population of was 99.2% Polish and 0.7% Jewish.[3]
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. In October 1943, the German gendarmerie and Ukrainian auxiliaries committed a massacre of 15 Jews and one Pole.[4]
References
- ^ "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).
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1893. p. 740.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. IV. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 68.
- ^ Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. p. 50. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.