Władysławin

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Władysławin
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Krasnystaw
Gmina Żółkiewka

Władysławin [vwadɨˈswavin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żółkiewka, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1]

On July 23, 1944, as revenge for the killing of an SS officer, the village of Władysławin, together with nearby Chłaniów, was burned down by the Ukrainian Self-Defense Legion. Overall, 44 residents died in the two villages.[2]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. 
  2. Grzegorz Motyka, Dywizja "SS-Galizien" ("Hałyczyna") in Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość, nr 1/2002, Warsaw 2002, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, ISSN 1427-7476, p. 116


Coordinates: 50°50′12″N 22°53′33″E / 50.83667°N 22.89250°E / 50.83667; 22.89250


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