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Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Szczuczki
Village
Szczuczki is located in PolandSzczuczkiSzczuczki
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 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.

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]).

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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