Władysławin

Władysławin
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Krasnystaw
Gmina Żółkiewka

Władysławin [vwadɨˈswavin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żółkiewka, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1]

On July 23, 1944, as revenge for the killing of an SS officer, the village of Władysławin, together with nearby Chłaniów, was burned down by the Ukrainian Self-Defense Legion. Overall, 44 residents died in the two villages.[2]

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Coordinates: 50°50′12″N 22°53′33″E / 50.83667°N 22.89250°E / 50.83667; 22.89250


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