Plebanka, Lublin Voivodeship
Plebanka [plɛˈbaŋka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jarczów, within Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Jarczów, 19 km (12 mi) east of Tomaszów Lubelski, and 121 km (75 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin. HistoryAccording to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 62, solely Polish by nationality.[2] Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. On 14 April 1944, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army committed a massacre of 57 Poles, men, women and children.[3] References
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