Wojciechów, Lublin County

For other places with the same name, see Wojciechów (disambiguation).

Wojciechów
Village
Old tower castle, landmark of Wojciechów
Wojciechów
Coordinates: 51°14′8″N 22°14′41″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Lublin
Gmina	Wojciechów
Population
• Total	920
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	LUB
Voivodeship road

Wojciechów (Polish pronunciation: [vɔjˈt͡ɕɛxuf]) is a village in Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wojciechów.[1] It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of the regional capital Lublin.

History

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1883	807	—
1921	1,182	+46.5%
Source: [2][3]

According to the 1921 Polish census, the population of was 99.2% Polish and 0.7% Jewish.[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 October 1943, the German gendarmerie and Ukrainian auxiliaries committed a massacre of 15 Jews and one Pole.[4]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1893. p. 740.
3. Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. IV. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 68.
4. Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. p. 50. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.