Pępice [pɛmˈpit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarbimierz, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Skarbimierz, 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Brzeg, and 42 km (26 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.
Pępice | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Pępice | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′N 17°24′E / 50.817°N 17.400°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Brzeg |
| Gmina | Skarbimierz |
| Population | 360 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village dates back to the medieval Kingdom of Poland and was first mentioned in the Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis chronicle from the late 13th-early 14th century. Between 1871 and 1945 it was part of Germany. During World War II, the Germans established a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, whose prisoners were mainly Poles from Warsaw and Kraków.[2]
There is a historic church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pępice.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
External links
edit- Jewish Community in Pępice on Virtual Shtetl
_COA.svg){kind=small} | This Brzeg County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |