Nieledew
Nieledew | |
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Village | |
Our Lady of Częstochowa church in Nieledew | |
Nieledew | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′47″N 23°47′20″E / 50.82972°N 23.78889°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Hrubieszów |
| Gmina | Trzeszczany |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LHR |
Nieledew [ɲɛˈlɛdɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzeszczany, within Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) west of Hrubieszów and 98 km (61 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
History
In 1899, a sugar factory was established in Nieledew.[2]
During World War II, on 26 May 1944, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) attacked the village. The UPA robbed and burned Polish houses, and massacred either 18 or 23 Polish inhabitants.[3] Three of the victims were shot and the others were burned alive.[3]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XV Część II (in Polish). Warszawa. 1902. p. 378.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. p. 109. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.