Pratulin
Pratulin | |
|---|---|
Village | |
_Pratulin_JoannaPyka.JPG) Church of Saints Peter and Paul | |
  Pratulin | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′N 23°26′E / 52.167°N 23.433°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Biała Podlaska |
| Gmina | Rokitno |
Pratulin [praˈtulʲin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rokitno, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1]
On 24 January 1874 the Imperial Russian Army killed a group of 13 Greek Catholics in the village. They later became known as the Pratulin Martyrs.
During "Operation Barbarossa" the forest nearby was a staging point for the German 17th Panzer Division. At 3:30am on 22 June 1941 German Panzer and motorized troops decamped from this area, crossing the Bug River and attacking the Soviet Union.
References
[edit]- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
| Seat |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Other villages | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This Biała Podlaska County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |