Podgórzyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Podgórzyn | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Catholic Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa | |
  Podgórzyn | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′57″N 15°41′1″E / 50.83250°N 15.68361°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Powiat | Jelenia Góra |
| Gmina | Podgórzyn |
| First mentioned | 1318 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DJE |
Podgórzyn [pɔdˈɡuʐɨn] (German: Giersdorf) is a village in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Podgórzyn.
It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Jelenia Góra and 101 km (63 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
History
[edit]The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. Initially it was administratively part of the Wleń castellany.[2] The village was first mentioned in 1318, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.[3]
During World War II, in 1940–1942, the Germans used Belgian, French and Soviet prisoners of war and possibly also Czech and Polish civilians for forced labour to build a road connecting the village with Przełęcz Karkonoska, however, the construction was not completed.[4]
From 1911 to 1965, Podgórzyn was connected with Jelenia Góra by tram.[5]
Sights
[edit]Cultural heritage sights of Podgórzyn include the Baroque Our Lady of Częstochowa church and Holy Trinity church.
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Staffa, Marek (2001). Karkonosze (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie. p. 40. ISBN 83-7023-560-3.
- ^ Staffa, p. 56
- ^ Przerwa, Tomasz (2020). "Zatrudnienie jeńców belgijskich, francuskich i radzieckich przy budowie Drogi na Przełęcz Karkonoską (Spindlerpaßstraße) 1940–1942". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 43. Opole: 5, 8–9, 16. ISSN 0137-5199.
- ^ Staffa, p. 221
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