Łubcze
Łubcze | |
|---|---|
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. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Tomaszów Lubelski and 118 km (73 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.[1]
History
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
- ^ "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. 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.
