Majdan Nowy, Biłgoraj County Explained

See also: Nowy Majdan, Chełm County.

Majdan Nowy
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lublin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Biłgoraj
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Księżpol
Coordinates:50.4692°N 22.7267°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:593

Majdan Nowy (pronounced as /pl/) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Księżpol, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) north of Księżpol, 90NaN0 south of Biłgoraj, and 880NaN0 south of the regional capital Lublin.

History

See main article: Majdan Nowy massacre. 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Mikoda. Janina. 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. 1994. GKBZHwP-IPN. Warszawa. 85–86. 83-903356-0-3. pl.