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Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Wierzchowiny
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Wierzchowiny is located in PolandWierzchowinyWierzchowiny
Coordinates: 51°03′11″N 23°41′36″E / 51.05306°N 23.69333°E / 51.05306; 23.69333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyKrasnystaw
GminaSiennica Różana

Wierzchowiny pronounced [vjɛʂxɔˈvinɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siennica Różana, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.

World War II

Main article: Wierzchowiny massacre

Wierzchowiny was the location of a massacre carried out by a National Armed Forces unit commanded by Mieczysław Pazderski on 6 June 1945 in which approximately 50–196 inhabitants of the village (mostly Ukrainian, but also Polish) were killed in what remains an aura of considerable controversy.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Mariusz Zajączkowski, Spór o Wierzchowiny. Działalność oddziałów Akcji Specjalnej NSZ w powiatach Chełm, Hrubieszów, Krasnystaw i Lubartów na tle konfliktu polsko-ukraińskiego (sierpień 1944 r. – czerwiec 1945 r.) (PDF file, direct download 1.19 MB) in: Pamięć i sprawiedliwość. Pismo Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej nr. 1(9)2006, Warsaw, 2006, ISSN 1427-7476 pp. 283-284.
Gmina Siennica Różana
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