Jaroszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Jaroszów.

Jaroszów [jaˈrɔʂuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) north-east of Strzegom, 16 km (10 mi) north of Świdnica, and 47 km (29 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Jaroszów
Village
Church of St. John the Baptist
Jaroszów
Coordinates: 50°59′17″N 16°25′01″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Świdnica
Gmina	Strzegom
Population
• Total	2,150
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DSW
Website	http://www.jaroszow.pl

History

The village was founded by Slavic Lechitic tribes in the Early Middle Ages, and there is an archaeological site from that period in Jaroszów.^[2] The territory became part of the emerging Polish state under the Piast dynasty in the 10th century. In 1193, the tithe from Jaroszów was granted to the Canons Regular Monastery in Wrocław.^[3] The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the Polish given name Jarosz.^[4]

During World War II, Nazi Germany operated two forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-A prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in the village.^[5]