Majdan Nowy, Biłgoraj County

Majdan Nowy
Village
Road through the village
Road through the village
Majdan Nowy is located in Poland
Majdan Nowy
Majdan Nowy
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 50°28′9″N 22°43′36″E / 50.46917°N 22.72667°E / 50.46917; 22.72667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyBiłgoraj
GminaKsiężpol
Population
 • Total
593

Majdan Nowy (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmajdan ˈnɔvɨ]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Księżpol, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.

History

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, on June 24, 1943, from 28 to 36 inhabitants of Majdan Nowy, including women and children, were massacred by the German punitive expedition. The village was partially burned.

References

  1. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ↑ Mikoda, Janina, ed. (1994). Rejestr miejsc i faktów zbrodni popełnionych przez okupanta hitlerowskiego na ziemiach polskich w latach 1939–1945. Województwo zamojskie [Register of places and facts of crimes committed by the Nazi Occupier on Polish Lands in the years 1939–1945. Zamość Voivodeship] (in Polish). Warszawa: GKBZHwP-IPN. pp. 85–86. ISBN 83-903356-0-3.