Czemierniki
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| Czemierniki | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Czemierniki | |
| Coordinates: 51°40′23″N 22°37′54″E / 51.67306°N 22.63167°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Radzyń Podlaski |
| Gmina | Czemierniki |
| Elevation | 144 m (472 ft) |
| Population (2010) | 3,700 |
| Area code(s) | (+48) 83 |
| Vehicle registration | LRA |
Czemierniki [t͡ʂɛmjɛrˈniki] is a village in Radzyń Podlaski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czemierniki. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Radzyń Podlaski and 48 km (30 mi) north of the regional capital Lublin.[1]
The village has a population of 1,700.
Jewish Community
The Jewish population numbered 1,004 Jews in 1921. Around 1,000 Jews were put into the Czemierniki ghetto, established by the Nazis in 1940. In 1942, Czemierniki Jews were sent to the Parczew ghetto, and then to the Treblinka Concentration Camp. Few Jews survived.[2]
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ "Remember Jewish Czemierniki". 2013-05-09.
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Coordinates: 51°40′23″N 22°37′54″E / 51.67306°N 22.63167°E
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