Krępiec, Lublin Voivodeship
Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
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Krępiec [ˈkrɛmpjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mełgiew, within Świdnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1]
Krępiec | |
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Village | |
Old watermill | |
  Krępiec Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′N 22°44′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Świdnik |
| Gmina | Mełgiew |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LSW |
History
As of the 1880s, the village had a distillery, brewery and a watermill.[2] According to the 1921 Polish census, the village had a population of 941, 99.9% Polish and 0.1% Ukrainian.[3]
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. In 1942–1943, the German gendarmerie and Ukrainian auxiliaries murdered a number of Poles and Jews, brought from the Majdanek concentration camp.[4]
Architecture and monuments
- Old chapel built in the 19th century.
- mill built in '20 age of XX century
