Bukowiec, Karkonosze County Explained

Bukowiec
Total Type: 
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:Powiat
Subdivision Name2:Jelenia Góra
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Mysłakowice
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates:50.8244°N 15.8169°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:710

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

It lies approximately 4km (02miles) south-east of Mysłakowice, 110NaN0 south-east of Jelenia Góra, and 920NaN0 west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The landmarks of Bukowiec are the Gothic Saint Martin church, the Baroque Saint John the Baptist church, and the Neoclassical palace complex with an adjacent park and an observation tower.

During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp at the local sanatorium, whose prisoners were Jews.[2]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Web site: Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen. Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. 13 June 2020.