Zamch

Zamch
Village
Saints Josaphat and Praxedes church
Zamch
Coordinates: 50°18′44″N 23°1′20″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Biłgoraj
Gmina	Obsza
Population
• Total	1,500
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	LBL

Zamch [zamx] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obsza, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Obsza, 34 km (21 mi) south-east of Biłgoraj, and 109 km (68 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

History

Zamch was a starostwo, administered by the Pilecki and Zamoyski noble families.^[2] In 1578, in Zamch, Jan Zamoyski received the Polish King Stephen Bathory, and leading Polish Renaissance poet Jan Kochanowski also visited the village.^[2]

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1944. On 16 August 1943, the German occupiers and Ukrainian auxiliaries committed a massacre of eight Poles.^[3] On 2 March 1945, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army committed a massacre of 15 Poles.^[3]

Notable people

• Rafał Hadziewicz (1803–1883), Polish painter^[2]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV (in Polish). Warsaw. 1895. p. 366.
3. Jastrzębski, Stanisław (2007). Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947 (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Nortom. p. 70. ISBN 978-83-89684-04-2.