Głuszyca_Górna

Głuszyca Górna

Głuszyca Górna

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Głuszyca Górna [ɡwuˈʂɨt͡sa ˈɡurna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głuszyca within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-east of Głuszyca, 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Wałbrzych, and 69 kilometres (43 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp in the village, in which they held hundreds of Italian prisoners of war.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. [2]
    Dorota Sula, Jeńcy włoscy na Dolnym Śląsku w czasie II wojny światowej, "Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny" Tom 33, Opole, 2010, p. 65 (in Polish)


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