Antoniów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Antoniów
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jelenia Góra
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stara Kamienica
Coordinates:50.8917°N 15.5086°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DJE

Antoniów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kamienica, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 5km (03miles) south-west of Stara Kamienica, 16km (10miles) west of Jelenia Góra, and 111km (69miles) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

During World War II, the Germans established and operated a forced labour camp in the village, in which they imprisoned Italian and Soviet prisoners of war.[2] The prisoners lived and worked in poor sanitary conditions, and were forced to exhausting labour.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Dorota Sula, Jeńcy włoscy na Dolnym Śląsku w czasie II wojny światowej, "Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny" Tom 33, Opole, 2010, p. 63 (in Polish)