Książnica [kɕɔ̃ʐˈɲit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierżoniów, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Dzierżoniów and 47 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Książnica | |
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Village | |
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  Książnica | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′38″N 16°36′41″E / 50.81056°N 16.61139°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Lower Silesian |
| County | Dzierżoniów |
| Gmina | Dzierżoniów |
| Population | |
• Total | 450 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DDZ |
History
editIn the final stages of World War II, on 27 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village.[2]
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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