Dorohusk

Dorohusk
Village
Dorohusk
Coordinates: 51°10′N 23°49′E / 51.167°N 23.817°E / 51.167; 23.817
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Chełm County
Gmina	Dorohusk
Population	517

Dorohusk [dɔˈrɔxusk] (Ukrainian: Дорогуськ, Dorohus’k) is a village in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.^[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dorohusk. It lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Chełm and 88 km (55 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.

The village has a population of 517.

Jews

The town had a Jewish population before the Holocaust who were murdered by the Nazi's and their Polish/Ukrainian helpers.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Dorohusk

Seat	Dorohusk

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Coordinates: 51°10′N 23°49′E / 51.167°N 23.817°E / 51.167; 23.817

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