Turkowice [turkɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Werbkowice, within Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Werbkowice, 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Hrubieszów, and 104 km (65 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
Turkowice | |
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  Turkowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′N 23°44′E / 50.667°N 23.733°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Hrubieszów |
| Gmina | Werbkowice |
History edit
World War II edit
During the World War II, in March 1944, Turkowice was attacked by Polish partisans in reprisal for the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia carried out by Ukrainian nationalists. Eighty Ukrainian villagers were murdered and 150 houses destroyed.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Ther, Philipp; Siljak, Ana (2001). Redrawing nations: ethnic cleansing in East-Central Europe, 1944-1948. Oxford: Rowman & Littfield. p. 174.
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