Markuszowa is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Wiśniowa, within
Strzyżów County,
Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.
It lies approximately south-west of
Strzyżów and south-west of the regional capital
Rzeszów.
History
Following the joint German-Soviet
invasion of Poland, which started
World War II in September 1939, the village was
occupied by Germany. In June 1943, the German gendarmerie carried out a massacre of five
Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Ce ...
, four farmers and one officer, as punishment for
aiding Jews.
References
Populated riverside places in Poland
Villages in Strzyżów County
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