Sobibór (village)

Coordinates: 51°29′N 23°39′E / 51.483°N 23.650°E / 51.483; 23.650
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Sobibór
Village
UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time)
ISO 3166 codePOL

Sobibór (Polish:

Bug River, which forms the border with Belarus and Ukraine
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Overview

Sobibór is approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Włodawa and 80 km (50 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.[1] To the south and west is the protected area called Sobibór Landscape Park.

During

death camp during the Holocaust in Poland.[3]


References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ M.Z.C (2011). ""Z popiołów Sobiboru" (From the Ashes of Sobibor)". Oficjalna strona internetowa (official webpage) (in Polish). Muzeum Ziemi Chełmskiej im. Wiktora Ambroziewicza w Chełmie. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  3. ^ MBOZS (2013). "Sobibór extermination camp. History". The State Museum at Majdanek. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  • "Sobibór" Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Vol. X ("Rukszenice – Sochaczew"), 1889.

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