Bełżec, Lublin Voivodeship

For the Nazi German extermination camp, see Bełżec extermination camp.
Bełżec
—  Village  —
Volunteer Fire service in Bełżec

Coat of arms
Bełżec
Coordinates:
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Tomaszów Lubelski
Gmina Bełżec
Population 2,723
Website http://www.belzec.pl

Bełżec [ˈbɛu̯ʐɛt​͡s] is a village in Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bełżec. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Tomaszów Lubelski and 114 km (71 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.[1]

During World War II it was the site of the Nazi Bełżec extermination camp.

Points of interest
Extermination camp mausoleum  
Orthodox church of St. Vasily from 1756  

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

External links

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