Uchanie | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°54′30″N 23°39′00″E / 50.90833°N 23.65000°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lublin |
County | Hrubieszów |
Gmina | Uchanie |
Uchanie [uˈxaɲɛ] is a village in Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Uchanie. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Hrubieszów and 84 km (52 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
Upon the German invasion of Poland in 1939, Uchanie had a population of 1,161 Jews. The Jewish population was sent to nearby Hrubieszów, from where they were sent to the Sobibór extermination camp. The Jewish community then ceased to exist.[2]