Markuszowa

Markuszowa
Village
Markuszowa is located in Poland
Markuszowa
Markuszowa
Coordinates: 49°51′N 21°42′E / 49.850°N 21.700°E / 49.850; 21.700
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountyStrzyżów
GminaWiśniowa

Markuszowa [markuˈʂɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wiśniowa, within Strzyżów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Strzyżów and 30 km (19 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.

History

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. In June 1943, the German gendarmerie carried out a massacre of five Poles, four farmers and one officer, as punishment for aiding Jews.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Datner, Szymon (1968). Las sprawiedliwych (in Polish). Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza. p. 98.


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