Michów, Lublin Voivodeship

Michów [ˈmixuf] is a village in Lubartów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Michów. It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Lubartów and 36 km (22 mi) north-west of the regional capital Lublin.

Michów
Village
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Michów
Coordinates: 51°31′32″N 22°18′49″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyLubartów
GminaMichów
Population
 • Total1,746
Websitehttp://www.michow.lubelskie.pl/index.php

The village has a current population of 1,746.

World War II

Soon after the Nazi invasion of the town in 1939, more than 1,700 Michów Jews and another 700 dwellers of Łysoboki were taken to the ghetto in Łuków nearby. On June 6, 1942, this group was dispatched to Opole Lubelskie, from which they were most probably deported to the death camp in Sobibór in May 1942. Another group of Jews from Michów were loaded on wagons and taken to the railway station in Klementowice, from which they were sent to both Sobibór and Majdanek in May 1942. The 2,000 Jews of Michów ceased to exist and the Jewish community was never reconstituted[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.


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