Struga, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Struga
Village
Struga village (Poland).jpg
Struga is located in Poland
Struga
Struga
Coordinates: 50°49′28″N 16°13′42″E / 50.82444°N 16.22833°E / 50.82444; 16.22833
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
CountyWałbrzych
GminaStare Bogaczowice
Highest elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Lowest elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
850
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58-311
Area code(s)(+48) 74
Vehicle registrationDBA

Struga [ˈstruɡa] (German Adelsbach) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Bogaczowice, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.[1] It is approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Stare Bogaczowice, 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Wałbrzych, and 66 kilometres (41 mi) southwest of the regional capital Wrocław. The village borders with the spa town of Szczawno-Zdrój in the east. It is located within the historic region of Lower Silesia.

The village has a population of 850.

Among the historic architecture of Struga are the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, dating back to the 14th century, and an 18th-century palace.

The village is known as the site of the , fought on May 15, 1807, in which the Poles defeated a much larger Prussian army.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "15 maja 1807 roku miała miejsce bitwa pod Strugą". Historykon.pl (in Polish). Retrieved August 23, 2019.

Coordinates: 50°49′28″N 16°13′42″E / 50.82444°N 16.22833°E / 50.82444; 16.22833


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