Brzeziniec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Brzeziniec
Village
Brzeziniec is located in Poland
Brzeziniec
Brzeziniec
Coordinates: 50°59′44″N 15°23′44″E / 50.99556°N 15.39556°E / 50.99556; 15.39556Coordinates: 50°59′44″N 15°23′44″E / 50.99556°N 15.39556°E / 50.99556; 15.39556
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyLwówek Śląski
GminaMirsk
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDLW

Brzeziniec [bʐɛˈʑiɲɛt͡s] (German: Birkicht) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1]

It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Mirsk, 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 116 kilometres (72 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

During World War II, a German forced labour subcamp of the prison in Jawor was operated in the village.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "Außenkommando "Marienswerk" des Zuchthauses Jauer in Birkicht". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2020.


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