Uchanie

Uchanie
Village
Uchanie
Coordinates: 50°54′30″N 23°39′00″E / 50.90833°N 23.65000°E / 50.90833; 23.65000
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Hrubieszów
Gmina Uchanie

Uchanie [uˈxaɲe] is a village in Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Uchanie. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Hrubieszów and 84 km (52 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

Upon the German invasion of Poland in 1939, Uchanie had a population of 1,161 Jews. The Jewish population was sent to nearby Hrubieszów, from where they were sent to the Sobibór extermination camp. The Jewish community ceased to exist[2].

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Virtual Sztetl". 2018-07-21.


Coordinates: 50°54′30″N 23°39′00″E / 50.90833°N 23.65000°E / 50.90833; 23.65000

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