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.
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]