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Szczuczki

Szczuczki
Village
Szczuczki is located in Poland
Szczuczki
Szczuczki
Coordinates: 51°13′N 22°13′E / 51.217°N 22.217°E / 51.217; 22.217
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyLublin
GminaWojciechów
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLUB

Szczuczki [ˈʂt͡ʂut͡ʂki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wojciechów, within Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 25 km (16 mi) west of the regional capital Lublin.[1]

History

In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, the village was a site of a massacre of approximately 100 Poles by the German forces (the Szczuczki massacre [pl]).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Sudoł, Tomasz (2 October 2022). "83. rocznica masowego mordu w Szczuczkach – 2 października 2022". Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-05-25.


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