Uchanie [uˈxaɲɛ] is a village in Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Uchanie. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Hrubieszów and 84 km (52 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
Uchanie | |
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Village | |
  Uchanie | |
| Coordinates: 50°54′30″N 23°39′00″E / 50.90833°N 23.65000°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Hrubieszów |
| Gmina | Uchanie |
Upon the German invasion of Poland in 1939, Uchanie had a population of 1,161 Jews. The Jewish population was sent to nearby Hrubieszów, from where they were sent to the Sobibór extermination camp. The Jewish community then ceased to exist.[2]
According to the data of the ethnographic expedition of 1869-1870 under the leadership of Pavlo Chubynskyi, Greek Catholics who spoke Ukrainian lived in this village[3]
Between the years of 1928-1932, the Polish government ordered the destruction of the local Orthodox church as part of a large-scale campaign to destroy Ukrainian churches in the Kholm region and Podlasie.[4]
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References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Virtual Sztetl". 2018-07-21.
- ^ "Труды этнографическо-статистической экспедиции в Западно-Русский Край", Вікіпедія (in Ukrainian), 2024-08-05, retrieved 2024-10-10 P. 364-365
- ^ "Холмщина і Підляшшя (1997)". irbis-nbuv.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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