Aleksandrów, Biłgoraj County
Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
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Aleksandrów [alɛkˈsandruf] is a village in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Aleksandrów.
Country
Poland
PolandAleksandrów | |
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Village | |
Volunteer fire department in Aleksandrów | |
  Aleksandrów Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′52″N 22°54′22″E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Biłgoraj |
| Gmina | Aleksandrów |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,135 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LBL |
| Website | http://www.aleksandrow.gmina.woi.lublin.pl |
During the German occupation (World War II), Aleksandrów was in the midst of partisan activity against the local German garrison, and the ensuing Operation Sturmwind II that culminated in the Battle of Osuchy. The village endured five pacifications in 1942–1944, with an estimated number of some 290–500 Poles murdered.
