Wichrów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Wichrów
Village
Wichrów is located in Poland
Wichrów
Wichrów
Coordinates: 51°02′03″N 16°34′25″E / 51.03417°N 16.57361°E / 51.03417; 16.57361
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚroda Śląska
GminaKostomłoty
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Wichrów [ˈvixruf] (German: Weicherau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kostomłoty, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

In January 1945, in the village, the Germans carried out a mass executions of prisoners during the "death march" from the subcamp in Miłoszyce to the Gross-Rosen concentration camp.[2] A mass grave of 120 victims was discovered later.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Magda Wieteska. "Marsz Śmierci". OtoWroclawPowiat.pl. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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