Biskupice | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Biskupice | |
| Coordinates: 51°8′N 22°57′E / 51.133°N 22.950°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Świdnik |
| Gmina | Trawniki |
| Population | 890 |
Biskupice [biskuˈpit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trawniki, within Świdnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Trawniki, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Świdnik, and 30 km (19 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
In 1921, there was a Jewish population of 129 people.[2] During the Holocaust, the town's Jewish population suffered tremendously. A group of 120 to 200 Jews from Kraków, Poland were sent to Biskupice, Lublin district. In February 1942 a transport of 600 Jews was directed to the Bełżec extermination camp. Other Jews in the ghetto apparently were sent to Majdanek. The Jewish community ceased to exist after March 1942.[3]
The village has a current population of 890.
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Przesmycka, E (2001). Przeobrażenia zabudowy i krajobrazu miasteczek Lubelszczyzny (in Polish). Poland.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Virtual Sztetl". Virtual Sztetl. Retrieved July 21, 2018.