Editing Parczew (section)

==History==
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The settlement of Parczew existed since the 12th century, lying near then-eastern border of the [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Kingdom of Poland]]. In 1401, it received [[Magdeburg rights]] town charter from King [[Władysław II Jagiełło]]. The union of Poland and Lithuania (see [[Union of Krewo]]) helped Parczew to develop, as it ceased to be a border town. The town was conveniently located on one of the routes joining the capitals of the two united nations - [[Kraków]] and [[Vilnius]]. In the [[Union of Horodło]] (1413), Parczew was designated to be the location of Polish–Lithuanian councils. The town emerged as one of the centers of political life of the two nations. Parczew was visited by all kings of the [[Jagiellonian dynasty]], and the last council took place here in 1564.
 
Parczew had a [[defensive wall]], with three gates, and a royal residence, where Polish kings stayed on their way to and from Vilnius. The town was the seat of a [[starosta]], with a town hall located on the market square, two bath houses, four mills and breweries. In the 16th century, it had three Roman Catholic churches, one Orthodox church, a synagogue, a school and a hospital. In 1500 and 1544, Parczew was destroyed in [[Crimean Tatars]] raids, and in 1655, it was seized, ransacked and burned by the Swedes (see [[Deluge (history)|Deluge]]). After the wars of the mid-17th century, the town did not recover until the reign of [[Stanisław August Poniatowski]]. The 1st Polish Infantry Regiment was stationed in the town in 1793.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gembarzewski|first=Bronisław|title=Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831|year=1925|language=pl|publisher=Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej|location=Warszawa|page=26}}</ref>

Parczew administratively belonged to the [[Lublin Voivodeship (1474–1795)|Lublin Voivodeship]] in the [[Lesser Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Lesser Poland Province]] until the [[Third Partition of Poland]] in 1795, when it was annexed by [[Habsburg monarchy|Austria]]. It was regained by Poles following the [[Austro-Polish War]] of 1809, and included within the short-lived [[Duchy of Warsaw]]. After the duchy's dissolution, it was part of [[Russian Partition|Russian-controlled]] [[Congress Poland]]. During the [[January Uprising]], on June 29, 1863, it was the site of a skirmish between Polish insurgents and Russian troops.<ref>{{cite book|last=Zieliński|first=Stanisław|title=Bitwy i potyczki 1863-1864. Na podstawie materyałów drukowanych i rękopiśmiennych Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu|year=1913|language=pl|publisher=Fundusz Wydawniczy [[Polish Museum, Rapperswil|Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu]]|location=Rapperswil|page=67}}</ref> In 1898, the rail line from Lublin, via Parczew, to Łuków was built. In 1918, Poland regained independence and control of the town. During the [[Polish–Soviet War]], the town was briefly occupied by the Russian invaders, before it was recaptured by the Poles on August 16, 1920.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kowalski|first=Andrzej|year=1995|title=Miejsca pamięci związane z Bitwą Warszawską 1920 r.|journal=Niepodległość i Pamięć|language=pl|publisher=[[Museum of Independence|Muzeum Niepodległości w Warszawie]]|issue=2/2 (3)|page=147|issn=1427-1443}}</ref> In the interbellum, the town had a population of 10,000.
[[File:Parczew-19JJWCKS-memorial.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Memorial to fallen members of the local [[Polish resistance movement in World War II|resistance]] against German and Soviet occupation during World War II]]

Following the joint German-Soviet [[invasion of Poland]], which started [[World War II]] in September 1939, the town was [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|occupied by Germany]]. On 20 February 1940, the [[SS]] and ''[[Wehrmacht]]'' committed a massacre of 350 [[German atrocities committed against Polish prisoners of war|Polish prisoners-of-war]] of Jewish origin.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jastrzębski|first=Stanisław|title=Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939–1947|year=2007|location=Wrocław|publisher=Wydawnictwo Nortom|language=pl|page=169|isbn=978-83-89684-04-2}}</ref> It was a center of [[Polish resistance movement in World War II|Polish resistance]]. In local forests, numerous [[Home Army]] and [[Armia Ludowa]] units operated. On July 22, 1944, Parczew was liberated by the Home Army, and in the summer of 1945, the anti-Communist unit of Leon Taraszkiewicz attacked a local [[Urząd Bezpieczeństwa]] prison.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

In 1955, Parczew County was created, and in 2001, the town celebrated its 600th anniversary. From 1975 to 1998, it was administratively located in the [[Biała Podlaska Voivodeship]].