Turobin
Turobin | ||
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Village | ||
Country  Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lublin | |
| County | Biłgoraj | |
| Gmina | Turobin | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 1,036 | |
Turobin [tuˈrɔbin] is a village in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Turobin. It lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) north of Biłgoraj and 49 km (30 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.
When the
Bełżec, where they met a certain death.[3] A survivor of the Sobibór death camp, Josef Kopf, was murdered by one of his former Polish neighbors in 1944 when he returned to Turobin.[4]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Waxman, Olivia B. "The Invasion of Poland Wasn't Hitler's First Aggression. Here's Why That Move Marked the Beginning of WWII". Time Magazine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Virtual Sztetl". 2018-07-21.
- ^ "JTA". 2018-07-21.
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