Niedrzwica Duża [ɲɛdʐˈvit͡sa ˈduʐa] is a village in Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Niedrzwica Duża. It lies approximately 20 km (12 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin.
Niedrzwica Duża | |
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Village | |
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  Niedrzwica Duża | |
| Coordinates: 51°6′48″N 22°23′12″E / 51.11333°N 22.38667°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Lublin |
| Gmina | Niedrzwica Duża |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,300 |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
History
editIn 1827, Niedrzwica Duża had a population of 674.[2]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. A local unit of the Home Army resistance organization was established.[3] Activities included intelligence, sabotage and an attack on a Baudienst camp in nearby Zemborzyce.[3] In 1944, it took part in the Operation Tempest.[4] In 1944, the village was occupied by the Soviet Union, and the NKVD launched a raid on the Polish resistance.[4] In the village, the Soviets held a show trial of four members of the Polish resistance and sentenced them to death.[4] Other resistance members managed to escape and continued their resistance within the newly formed Freedom and Independence Association.[4] Faced with many losses, they eventually decided to escape under false names through Czechoslovakia to the American-occupied zone of Germany.[4] They were caught by the Czechs at the border and returned to Poland.[4] After returning to Niedrzwica, they continued their resistance, however, they soon relocated to Jelenia Góra and Rybnica, and continued their resistance there.[5]
Transport
editThe S19 highway passes through Niedrzwica Duża, and there is a railway station in the village.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1886. p. 58.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Zawiła, Marcin (2004). "Zaporczycy na Ziemi Jeleniogórskiej. Przyczynek do powojennych dziejów żołnierzy AK z Lubelszczyzny (1945-1948)". Rocznik Jeleniogórski (in Polish). Vol. XXXVI. Jelenia Góra. p. 213. ISSN 0080-3480.
- ^ a b c d e f Zawiła, p. 214
- ^ Zawiła, p. 215
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