Piskorowice [pʲiskɔrɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leżajsk, within Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Leżajsk and 43 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]
Piskorowice | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Piskorowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′7″N 22°31′44″E / 50.23528°N 22.52889°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Leżajsk |
| Gmina | Leżajsk |
In Piskorowice and outlying villages a massacre of between 160 and 400 ethnic Ukrainians led by members of the National Military Organization of the "Wolyniak" group, aided by Polish civilians, took place on 16 April 1945.[2] It is sometimes referred to as part of the wider Pawłokoma massacres.
From the Polish viewpoint of that time these actions were deemed to be retaliation for the anti-Polish crimes against humanity committed by the UPA. The immediate reason of this retaliation was the massacre committed by UPA the day before in the village Wiązownica.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Philipp Ther, Ana Siljak (2001) Redrawing Nations. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 178. ISBN 0742510948
- ^ "Zemsta na UPA. Polscy partyzanci zastrzelili 100 ludzi w odwecie za rzeź w Wiązownicy". 25 September 2015.