Rzeczyca, Gmina Ulhówek
Rzeczyca | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Rzeczyca | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′59″N 23°44′46″E / 50.44972°N 23.74611°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Tomaszów Lubelski |
| Gmina | Ulhówek |
| Population | |
• Total | 260 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LTM |
Rzeczyca [ʐɛˈt͡ʂɨt͡sa] ⓘ is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ulhówek, within Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Ulhówek, 24 km (15 mi) east of Tomaszów Lubelski, and 122 km (76 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.[1] The village is located in the historical region Galicia.[2]
History
In 1857 the village was bought by Wincenty Szweycer.[3]
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. On 27 March 1944, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army attacked the village and massacred 34 Poles, men, women and children, as young as four.[4] In January 1947, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army kidnapped and murdered a Polish woman from the village.[4]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Austriahungary.info".
- ^ Witczak, Krzysztof Tomasz (2014). "Szweycer, Wincenty". Polski Słownik Biograficzny. Vol. 49. Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności. p. 489.
- ^ a b Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.
