Majdan Krasieniński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmajdaŋ kraɕɛˈɲij̃skʲi]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niemce, within Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Niemce and 14 km (9 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin.
Majdan Krasieniński | |
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Village | |
  Majdan Krasieniński | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′37″N 22°27′0″E / 51.34361°N 22.45000°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Lublin |
| Gmina | Niemce |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LUB |
History
editAs of 1921, Majdan Krasieniński consisted of a village and adjacent colony, which combined had a population of 615, 97.7% Polish and 1.8% Jewish.[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 12 September 1942, the German occupiers and Ukrainian auxiliaries murdered local 17-year-old Pole Edward Majewski.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. IV. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 65.
- ^ Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. p. 48. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.
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