Wiązownica, Podkarpackie Voivodeship
See also: Wiązownica, Podlaskie Voivodeship
| Wiązownica | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Wiązownica | |
| Coordinates: 50°4′N 22°42′E / 50.067°N 22.700°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Jarosław |
| Gmina | Wiązownica |
| Population | 1,700 |
Wiązownica [vʲɔ̃zɔvˈɲit͡sa] (Ukrainian: В'язівниця, Vyazivnytsia) is a village in Jarosław County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wiązownica.[1]
It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Jarosław and 50 km (31 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
The village has a population of 1,700.
The village was a place of Wiązownica massacre in 1945, when Ukrainian nationalists slaughtered around 100 Polish civilians.
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Coordinates: 50°04′N 22°42′E / 50.067°N 22.700°E
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