Luta, Lublin Voivodeship

Luta
Luta
Village
	Luta
	Coordinates: 51°28′N 23°29′E / 51.467°N 23.483°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Włodawa
Gmina	Gmina Włodawa

Luta [ˈluta] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włodawa, within Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.^[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Włodawa and 68 km (42 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.

History[]

A small town situated a few miles outside Sobibor. The town was occupied by Germans in the spring of 1940. Luta was a forced labor camp for Jews that operated between 1940 and 1942 where hundreds of people were murdered.^[2]

References[]

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

Coordinates: 51°28′00″N 23°29′00″E / 51.4667°N 23.4833°E / 51.4667; 23.4833

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[TERYT-1] "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

[2] "Yahad - in Unum".

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v t Gmina Włodawa
Seat (not part of the gmina)	Włodawa
Villages	Korolówka Korolówka-Kolonia Korolówka-Osada Krasówka Luta Okuninka Orchówek Połód Różanka Sobibór Stawki Suszno Szuminka Wołczyny Żłobek Duży Żłobek Mały Żuków