Czerna, Bolesławiec County Explained

Czerna
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bolesławiec
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Nowogrodziec
Coordinates:51.2233°N 15.3547°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:1100
Registration Plate:DBL

Czerna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogrodziec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 40NaN0 north-west of Nowogrodziec, 160NaN0 west of Bolesławiec, and 1190NaN0 west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

During World War II, the Germans operated a penal forced labour camp,[2] and the E234 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[3]

Transport

The Polish National road 94 passes through the village, and the A4 motorway runs nearby, northwest of the village.

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: Straf- bzw. Arbeitserziehungslager Tonhain. Bundesarchiv.de. 11 November 2021. de.
  3. Web site: Working Parties. Lamsdorf.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029103834/https://www.lamsdorf.com/working-parties.html. 11 November 2021. 29 October 2020.