Miętkie, Lublin Voivodeship

Miętkie [ˈmjɛntkʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mircze, within Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Mircze, 20 km (12 mi) south of Hrubieszów, and 110 km (68 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

See also: Miętkie, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Miętkie
Village
Miętkie
Coordinates: 50°39′N 23°49′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyHrubieszów
GminaMircze

History

World War II

In March 1944, Mietkie was one of hundreds of locales attacked by Polish partisans in acts of ethnic cleansing against the ethnic Ukrainian population. One hundred five villagers were murdered and 160 houses destroyed.[2]

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References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Ther, Philipp; Siljak, Ana (2001). Redrawing nations: ethnic cleansing in East-Central Europe, 1944-1948. Oxford: Rowman & Littfield. p. 174.

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