Majdan Wielki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmajdan ˈvjɛlkʲi]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnobród, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Krasnobród, 20 km (12 mi) south of Zamość, and 93 km (58 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
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Coordinates: 50°33′N 23°17′E | |
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Voivodeship | Lublin |
County | Zamość County |
Gmina | Krasnobród |
Population | 916 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | LZA |
The village has a population of 916.
On September 20, 1939, during the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II, German troops carried out a massacre of 42 Polish prisoners of war in the village (see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2] At least one Polish soldier survived the massacre.[2]
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