Jeżów Sudecki
Jeżów Sudecki | |
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Village | |
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  Jeżów Sudecki | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′57″N 15°44′36″E / 50.93250°N 15.74333°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Karkonosze |
| Gmina | Jeżów Sudecki |
| First mentioned | 1299 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,613 (2,011) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DJE |
Jeżów Sudecki is a village in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Jeżów Sudecki.
It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) north of Jelenia Góra, and 94 km (58 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
History
[edit]The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. The village was first mentioned in 1299, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.
Jeżów Sudecki is one of the places considered as the "birthplace of the sport of gliding".[2]
During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for French prisoners of war in the village.[3]
Transport
[edit]There is a railway station in Jeżów Sudecki.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Grunaubaby Homepage" (in German). 2012-09-25.
- ^ Bartkowski, Zbigniew (1972). "Obozy pracy przymusowej i obozy jenieckie na Ziemi Jeleniogróskiej w latach 1939–1945". Rocznik Jeleniogórski (in Polish). Vol. X. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 112.
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