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Pstrąże
Abandoned village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pstrąże ([ˈpstrɔ̃.ʐɛ]; German: Pstransse; Russian: Страхув) is an abandoned village in Poland, located in Gmina Bolesławiec, Bolesławiec County, of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The village is placed 20 km from the city of Bolesławiec. The Bóbr river runs through the village. From 1975 till 1998, Pstrąże was located in the Jelenia Góra Voivodeship.
Pstrąże
Pstransse, Strans, Strachów, Страхув | |
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Abandoned village | |
![]() Abandoned buildings in Pstrąże | |
Coordinates: 51°26′23″N 15°34′29″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | ![]() |
County | Bolesławiec |
First mention | 1305 |
Abandoned | 1992 |
Population (Before 1992) | |
• Total | ≤15,000[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | DBL |
Dubbed the "Polish Chernobyl" due to its ghost town status and alleged nuclear history,[2][3] previously known as the "Little Soviet Union", Pstrąże became a popular destination for adventurers, scrap collectors and thieves.[4] It has also been called the "Polish Pripyat" and the "Phantom Town".[1] In 2016, demolition of Pstrąże's former Soviet garrison buildings began.[5]