Cieszanów, gmina Cieszanów, powiat Lubaczowski, województwo Podkarpackie, Polska
| Latitude | 50°14′49″N |
| Longitude | 23°7′45″E |
| City | Cieszanów |
| Church Parish | gmina Cieszanów |
| County | powiat Lubaczowski |
| State/ Province | województwo Podkarpackie |
| Country | Polska |
Narrative
Cieszanów
Tzieshinov
Cheshanov
Tsyeshinov
Tseshanov
Tsheshanov
ציעשינאוו
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In early May, 1940, fifty Jews were transported to Cieszanów to prepare the site for the labour camp for modification along the model of Bełżec.
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On August 18, 1940, 3,000 Jews were transported to Cieszanów, bringing the total camp population to 3,800, by autumn 1940.
The prisoners worked on construction of fortifications, roads and rivers flood control.
In addition, 1,000 young men from Czestochowa, ages 18 to 25 years, were transported to the forced labor camp in Cieszanów; almost none survived.
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In October, 1940, 1,000 Jews were transferred to the work camp in Stary Dzików.
In November, 1940, the Cieszanów camp was closed down, but it was subsequently re-opened in the spring of 1941.
A ghetto was set up around the synagogue in Cieszanów, confining the Jews of Cieszanów, as well as nearby villages.
The Jews from the Mielec Ghetto were tranported to the Cieszanów Ghetto, before they were transported by carts to the Bełżec extermination camps.
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By 1943, the remaining Jews of Cieszanów were transported to Wierzbica, where they were murdered in the nearby forest.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Home | Cieszanów, from Wikipedia (Polski) |
| 2 | Web Search | 37-611 Cieszanów, from Google Maps |
| 3 | Web Search | Cieszanów, Poland, from Jewish Gen.org |
| 4 | Web Search | Cieszanów Lubaczów, from the International Jewish Cemetery Project |
| 5 | Web Search | Cieszanów, from Virtual Sztetl.org.pl |