Wiązownica, Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Village in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
50°4′N 22°42′E / 50.067°N 22.700°E / 50.067; 22.700Country PolandVoivodeshipSubcarpathianCountyJarosławGminaWiązownicaPopulation
 • Total1,700

Wiązownica [vʲɔ̃zɔvˈɲit͡sa] is a village in Jarosław County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wiązownica.[1]

It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Jarosław and 50 km (31 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The village was a place of Wiązownica massacre in 1945 when Ukrainian nationalists slaughtered around 100 Polish civilians.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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