Piotrowice, Jawor County

Piotrowice [pjɔtrɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Męcinka, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Męcinka, 4 km (2 mi) north-west of Jawor, and 63 km (39 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Piotrowice
Village
Church in Piotrowice
Church in Piotrowice
Piotrowice is located in Poland
Piotrowice
Piotrowice
Coordinates: 51°3′39″N 16°8′38″E / 51.06083°N 16.14389°E / 51.06083; 16.14389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyJawor
GminaMęcinka
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 • Total
1,046
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDJA

History

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In 1842, the village had a population of 1,386.[2]

In the final stages of World War II, on 30 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1887. p. 216.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 38. Opole: 66. ISSN 0137-5199.