Markuszowa Explained

Markuszowa
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Subcarpathian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Strzyżów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wiśniowa
Coordinates:49.85°N 63°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Markuszowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wiśniowa, within Strzyżów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) south-west of Strzyżów and 300NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.

History

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. In June 1943, the German gendarmerie carried out a massacre of five Poles, four farmers and one officer, as punishment for aiding Jews.[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: Datner, Szymon. 1968. Las sprawiedliwych. pl. Warszawa. Książka i Wiedza. 98.