Goczałków
Goczałków | |
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Village | |
 Church in Goczałków | |
  Goczałków | |
| Coordinates: 51°00′26″N 16°19′24″E / 51.00722°N 16.32333°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Świdnica |
| Gmina | Strzegom |
| Population (approx.) | |
| • Total | 1,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DSW |
Goczałków [ɡɔˈt͡ʂau̯kuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Strzegom, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Świdnica, and 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
During World War II, Nazi Germany operated two forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-A prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in the village.[2]
Economy
[edit]Goczałków, along with the nearby town of Strzegom and several other villages, is an important center for granite mining and stonemasonry in Poland.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Jenieckie komanda robocze Stalagu VIII A Görlitz na terenie powiatu świdnickiego w latach 1940-1945" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Andrzej Korzekwa. "Współczesność wydobycia granitu". Strzegom.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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