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Olszanka, Gmina Kraśniczyn

Coordinates: 50°53′44″N 23°28′11″E / 50.89556°N 23.46972°E / 50.89556; 23.46972
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Olszanka
Village
Memorial to the victims of the German-perpetrated Olszanka massacre of 1944
Memorial to the victims of the German-perpetrated Olszanka massacre of 1944
Olszanka is located in Poland
Olszanka
Olszanka
Coordinates: 50°53′44″N 23°28′11″E / 50.89556°N 23.46972°E / 50.89556; 23.46972
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyKrasnystaw
GminaKraśniczyn
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLKS

Olszanka [ɔlˈʂaŋka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1]

History

During the German occupation (World War II), on 5 June 1944, the village was pacified by the occupiers. Some 100 Polish men, women and children were massacred in reprisal for their support for the Polish resistance movement. There is a memorial in the village.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.