Magnuszowiczki [maɡnuʂɔˈvit͡ʂki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niemodlin in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship in southwestern Poland.[1]
Magnuszowiczki | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°41′38″N 17°36′45″E / 50.69389°N 17.61250°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Opole |
County | Opole |
Gmina | Niemodlin |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
The village's history dates back to medieval Poland. Before 1945 it was part of Germany. During World War II, from 1940 to 1944, a Nazi German forced labour camp for Jews, and initially also Poles, was located there.[2][3] There is a memorial at the site.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Klein Mangersdorf (Magnuszowiczki)" (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Information board at the site of the former camp
External links
edit- Jewish Community in Magnuszowiczki on Virtual Shtetl