Ruszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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Coordinates: 51°24′02″N 15°10′59″E / 51.40056°N 15.18306°ECoordinates: 51°24′02″N 15°10′59″E / 51.40056°N 15.18306°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Zgorzelec |
Gmina | Węgliniec |
Population (approx.) | 2,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | http://www.ruszow.pl ruszow.pl |
Ruszów [ˈruʂuf] (German: Rauscha) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Ruszów is within the historic Upper Lusatia, homeland of Lusatian Sorbs. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Węgliniec, 31 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 133 kilometres (83 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has an approximate population of 2,000.
During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the village, whose prisoners were Jews.[2]
In the final stages of World War II, a temporary hospital of the Second Polish Army was located in the village.
Gallery[]
Church of the Resurrection of Christ
Park in Ruszów
Culture centre
Elementary school
References[]
- ^ "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 18 April 2020.
- Villages in Zgorzelec County
- Zgorzelec County geography stubs