Szychowice
| Szychowice | |
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| Village | |
 Szychowice
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| Coordinates: 50°41′N 23°59′E / 50.683°N 23.983°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Hrubieszów |
| Gmina | Mircze |
Szychowice [ʂɨxɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mircze, within Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Mircze, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Hrubieszów, and 118 km (73 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
In March 1944, Szychowice was one of hundreds of locales attacked by Polish partisans in acts of ethnic cleansing against the ethnic Ukrainian population. 8 villagers were brutally murdered and 150 houses destroyed.
Coordinates: 50°41′N 23°59′E / 50.683°N 23.983°E
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