Markuszowa [markuˈʂɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wiśniowa, within Strzyżów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Strzyżów and 30 km (19 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.
Markuszowa | |
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Village | |
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  Markuszowa | |
| Coordinates: 49°51′N 21°42′E / 49.850°N 21.700°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Strzyżów |
| Gmina | Wiśniowa |
History
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. In June 1943, the German gendarmerie carried out a massacre of five Poles, four farmers and one officer, as punishment for aiding Jews.[2]