Poniatowa

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Poniatowa is a town in southeastern Poland, in Opole Lubelskie County, in Lublin Voivodship, with 10,500 inhabitants. It belongs to the historic province of Lesser Poland. During the existence of the 17th-century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Poniatowa was part of the Lublin Voivodeship also. For most of its history Poniatowa was a village; it did not receive town charter until July 18, 1962. The town has a sports club Stal, established in 1951. ()

Alternative names: Population: 10.1 thous.Area: 5.89 mi²Coordinates: 51°10'48"N, 22°7'46"E

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Nearby attractions include: Poniatowa concentration camp, Pomnik UFO w Emilcinie.

2.6 miW
Concentration camp
Poniatowa concentration camp
66 min walk • Poniatowa concentration camp in the town of Poniatowa in occupied Poland, 36 kilometres west of Lublin, was established by the SS in the latter half of 1941, initially to hold Soviet prisoners of war following Operation Barbarossa. By mid-1942, about 20,000 Soviet POWs had perished there from hunger, disease and executions.
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Memorial
Pomnik UFO w Emilcinie
129 min walk • UFO monument - the only existing UFO monument in Poland, located in Emilcin, unveiled on October 15, 2005. It depicts a metal cube placed on a stone pedestal, with the inscription: "On May 10, 1978 a UFO object landed in EMILCIN.