Bełżec (village)
Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bełżec (pronounced [ˈbɛu̯ʐɛt͡s]) is a village in Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) of Gmina Bełżec. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Tomaszów Lubelski and 114 km (71 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.[1] It is located in the Roztocze region.
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Bełżec | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°23′N 23°26′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lublin |
County | Tomaszów Lubelski |
Gmina | Bełżec |
First mentioned | 1515 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | POL |
Vehicle registration | LTM |
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Website | http://www.belzec.pl |
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During World War II, the village was the site of the Nazi German Belzec extermination camp.