Plebanka [plɛˈbaŋka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jarczów, within Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) east of Jarczów, 19 km (12 mi) east of Tomaszów Lubelski, and 121 km (75 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
History
According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 62, solely Polish by nationality.[2]
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. On 14 April 1944, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army committed a massacre of 57 Poles, men, women and children.[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)
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. IV. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 105.
- ^ Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. pp. 188–189. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.
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