Łagiewniki [waɡʲɛvˈɲikʲi] is a village in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Łagiewniki.
Łagiewniki | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Bell tower of the Church of Saint Joseph | |
  Łagiewniki | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′28″N 16°50′39″E / 50.79111°N 16.84417°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Dzierżoniów |
| Gmina | Łagiewniki |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DDZ |
| National roads |   |
| Voivodeship road |  |
| Website | http://www.lagiewniki.pl/ |
It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Dzierżoniów and 40 km (25 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.
History
editIn the final stages of World War II, on 25 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp passed through the village.[2]
From 1975 to 1998 the village was in Wrocław Voivodeship.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ 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.
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