Trawniki
Encyclopedia
Trawniki t is a village
in Świdnik County
, Lublin Voivodeship
, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Trawniki
. It lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-east of Świdnik
and 33 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin
.
The village has a population of 2,893. During World War II
it was the location of Trawniki concentration camp
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Świdnik County
Swidnik County
Świdnik County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Świdnik, which lies east of the...
, Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....
, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) called Gmina Trawniki
Gmina Trawniki
Gmina Trawniki is an upstate gmina in Świdnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Trawniki, which lies approximately south-east of Świdnik and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....
. It lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-east of Świdnik
Swidnik
Świdnik is a town in eastern Poland with 42,797 inhabitants , situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, very near the city of Lublin. It is the capital of Świdnik County.-History:The village of Świdnik is first mentioned in historical records from 1392...
and 33 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
.
The village has a population of 2,893. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
it was the location of Trawniki concentration camp
Trawniki concentration camp
Trawniki concentration camp, in the village of Trawniki about 40 km southeast of Lublin in Poland, was an SS labour camp which provided forced labourers for a nearby industrial plant to work in appalling conditions with little food...
.