Dubienka

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Dubienka
Village
Trinity Catholic Church

Coat of arms
Dubienka
Coordinates: 51°3′N 23°53′E / 51.050°N 23.883°E / 51.050; 23.883
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Chełm County
Gmina Dubienka
Population 1,042
Website 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.

The village has a population of 1,042.

In 1792, a battle between Polish and Russian armies took place near nearby.

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Coordinates: 51°3′N 23°53′E / 51.050°N 23.883°E / 51.050; 23.883

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