Wiązownica, Podkarpackie Voivodeship Explained

See also: Wiązownica, Podlaskie Voivodeship.

Wiązownica
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Subcarpathian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jarosław
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wiązownica
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.0667°N 64°W
Population Total:1700

Wiązownica is a village in Jarosław County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wiązownica.[1]

It lies approximately 6km (04miles) north of Jarosław and 500NaN0 east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The village was a place of Wiązownica massacre in 1945 when Ukrainian nationalists slaughtered around 100 Polish civilians.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.