Majdan Pławanicki () is a

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in the administrative district of Gmina Kamień, within

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, in eastern Poland.

History

Initially recorded in 1827, the village name Majdan Pławanicki has evolved alongside the settlement’s demographics, which prior to World War II included a significant Ukrainian population. During post-war relocations from 1944 to 1946, many Ukrainian inhabitants were transferred to the

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, and the vacated land was subsequently populated by

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settlers from regions of Ukraine that were then part of the

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References

Villages in Chełm County {{Chełm-geo-stub