Wierzchowice, Milicz County

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wierzchowice
Village
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Wierzchowice
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Wierzchowice
Wierzchowice is located in Poland
Wierzchowice
Wierzchowice
Coordinates: 51°29′N 17°20′E / 51.483°N 17.333°E / 51.483; 17.333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyMilicz
GminaKrośnice
Population
670
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
For other places with the same name, see Wierzchowice.

Wierzchowice [vjɛʂxɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Hochweiler) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krośnice, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Krośnice, 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Milicz, and 45 km (28 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the village, whose prisoners were Jewish women transported from the Auschwitz concentration camp.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

Coordinates: 51°29′00″N 17°20′00″E / 51.4833°N 17.3333°E / 51.4833; 17.3333

Stub icon

This Milicz County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""