Dubienka
Dubienka | |
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  Dubienka | |
| Coordinates: 51°3′N 23°53′E / 51.050°N 23.883°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Chełm County |
| Gmina | Dubienka |
| Population | 1,042 |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20080915194901/http://www.dubienka.lubelskie.pl/ |
Dubienka [duˈbʲɛŋka] (Ukrainian: Дубенка, Dubenka) is a village in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine[1] on the Bug River. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dubienka. It lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) east of Chełm and 95 km (59 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.
In 1792, a battle between Polish and Russian armies took place near nearby.
The town was occupied by the Germans during World War II from 1939-1944. The Jewish population consisted of around 2,500 individuals. In May 1942, the Germans reported that there were 2,907 Jews in Dubienka, some of whom had been transported there from neighboring villages. On May 22, 1942 the Germans conducted an Aktion in which a number of Jews were executed at the local Jewish cemetery. On June 2, 1942, the Germans deported the town's Jews to the Sobibór extermination camp. The Jewish community ceased to exist[2].
The village has a current population of 1,042.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Execution Sites of Jewish Victims Investigated by Yahad-In Unum". Yahad Map. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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