| Niedrzwica Duża | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lublin |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lublin |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Niedrzwica Duża |
| Coordinates: | 51.1133°N 22.3867°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Population Total: | 3300 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Niedrzwica Duża is a village in Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Niedrzwica Duża. It lies approximately 200NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Lublin.
In 1827, Niedrzwica Duża had a population of 674.[2]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. A local unit of the Home Army resistance organization was established.[3] Activities included intelligence, sabotage and an attack on a Baudienst camp in nearby Zemborzyce.[3] In 1944, it took part in the Operation Tempest.[4] In 1944, the village was occupied by the Soviet Union, and the NKVD launched a raid on the Polish resistance.[4] In the village, the Soviets held a show trial of four members of the Polish resistance and sentenced them to death.[4] Other resistance members managed to escape and continued their resistance within the newly formed Freedom and Independence Association.[4] Faced with many losses, they eventually decided to escape under false names through Czechoslovakia to the American-occupied zone of Germany.[4] They were caught by the Czechs at the border and returned to Poland.[4] After returning to Niedrzwica, they continued their resistance, however, they soon relocated to Jelenia Góra and Rybnica, and continued their resistance there.[5]
The S19 highway passes through Niedrzwica Duża, and there is a railway station in the village.