Mętów is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the administrative district of

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, within

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, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of the regional capital

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History

In 1827 Mętów had a population of 213. Following the joint German-Soviet

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, which started

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in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. In October 1943, the German gendarmerie executed two local

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for providing food for Jews hiding in the nearby forest (see ''

Rescue of Jews by Poles during the Holocaust Polish Jews were the primary victims of the Nazi Germany-organized The Holocaust in Poland, Holocaust in Poland. Throughout the German occupation of Poland (1939–1945), occupation of Poland, Jews were rescued from the Holocaust by Polish ...

'').

References

Populated riverside places in Poland Villages in Lublin County {{LublinCounty-geo-stub