Telatyn

Telatyn [tɛˈlatɨn] is a village in Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Telatyn. It lies approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) east of Tomaszów Lubelski and 120 km (75 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.^[1]

Telatyn
Village
Gmina Telatyn administration building
Telatyn
Coordinates: 50°32′N 23°51′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Tomaszów Lubelski
Gmina	Telatyn
Population
• Total	603
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	LTM
Website	www.telatyn.pl

History

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. On 1 April 1944, an ethnic Ukrainian unit of the SS and the Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army committed a massacre of 162 Poles.^[2]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. p. 201. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.