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Wiązownica, Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°04′N 22°42′E / 50.067°N 22.700°E / 50.067; 22.700
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Wiązownica
Village
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountyJarosław
GminaWiązownica
Population
1,700

Wiązownica [vʲɔ̃zɔvˈɲit͡sa] (Ukrainian: В'язівниця, Vyazivnytsia) 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 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Jarosław and 50 km (31 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The village has a population of 1,700.

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

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

50°04′N 22°42′E / 50.067°N 22.700°E / 50.067; 22.700