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Bełżec
—  Village  —

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Bełżec is located in Poland
Bełżec
Coordinates: 50°23′N 23°26′E / 50.383°N 23.433°E / 50.383; 23.433
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Tomaszów Lubelski
Gmina Bełżec
Population 2,723
Website http://www.belzec.pl

Bełżec [ˈbɛu̯ʐɛt​͡s] is a village in Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bełżec. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Tomaszów Lubelski and 114 km (71 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.[1]

During World War II it was the site of the Nazi Belzec extermination camp.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa.  
Gmina Bełżec
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Coordinates: 50°23′N 23°26′E / 50.383°N 23.433°E / 50.383; 23.433








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