Zeniówka
Encyclopedia
Żeniówka, also known as Ziniówka, Ziuniuwka or Ziniejowka, was a Polish settlement in Wołyń Voivodeship (1921–1939), gmina
Warkowicze, Dubno
county
, on the Ikva River, in Second Polish Republic
before the Nazi German and Soviet invasion of Poland in September of 1939
.
The village (with present location in sovereign Ukraine
) was the site of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) ethnic cleansing operations
between 1942 and 1945, and no longer exists.
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
Warkowicze, Dubno
Dubno
Dubno is a city located on the Ikva River in the Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of Dubno Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
, on the Ikva River, in Second Polish Republic
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
before the Nazi German and Soviet invasion of Poland in September of 1939
Invasion of Poland (1939)
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War in Poland and the Poland Campaign in Germany, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe...
.
The village (with present location in sovereign Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) was the site of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) ethnic cleansing operations
Massacres of Poles in Volhynia
The Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia were part of an ethnic cleansing operation carried out by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army West in the Nazi occupied regions of the Eastern Galicia , and UPA North in Volhynia , beginning in March 1943 and lasting until the end of...
between 1942 and 1945, and no longer exists.