Książnica
Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
Coordinates: 50°48′38″N 16°36′41″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 |
In 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]
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