Majdan Nowy, Biłgoraj County
Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
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Majdan Nowy (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmajdan ˈnɔvɨ]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Księżpol, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1]
Majdan Nowy | |
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Village | |
Road through the village | |
  Majdan Nowy | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′9″N 22°43′36″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Biłgoraj |
| Gmina | Księżpol |
| Population | |
• Total | 593 |
History
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, on June 24, 1943, from 28 to 36 inhabitants of Majdan Nowy, including women and children, were massacred by the German punitive expedition. The village was partially burned.[2]
