Bukowiec, Karkonosze County

Bukowiec [buˈkɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mysłakowice, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Bukowiec
Village
Bukowiec is located in Poland
Bukowiec
Bukowiec
Coordinates: 50°49′28″N 15°49′1″E / 50.82444°N 15.81694°E / 50.82444; 15.81694
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
PowiatJelenia Góra
GminaMysłakowice
Population
710
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Mysłakowice, 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Jelenia Góra, and 92 km (57 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The landmarks of Bukowiec are the Gothic Saint Martin church, the Baroque Saint John the Baptist church, and the Neoclassical palace complex with an adjacent park and an observation tower.

During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp at the local sanatorium, whose prisoners were Jews.[2]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 13 June 2020.