Władysławin
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Władysławin | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°50′12″N 22°53′33″E / 50.83667°N 22.89250°ECoordinates: 50°50′12″N 22°53′33″E / 50.83667°N 22.89250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lublin |
County | Krasnystaw |
Gmina | Żółkiewka |
Władysławin [vwadɨˈswavin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żółkiewka, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1]
On July 23, 1944, as revenge for the killing of an SS officer, the village of Władysławin, together with nearby Chłaniów, was burned down by the Ukrainian Self-Defense Legion. Overall, 44 residents died in the two villages.[2]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Grzegorz Motyka, Dywizja "SS-Galizien" ("Hałyczyna") in Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość, nr 1/2002, Warsaw 2002, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, ISSN 1427-7476, p. 116