Gnojna Explained

Gnojna
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brzeg
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Grodków
Coordinates:50.7217°N 17.2933°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Opole Voivodeship
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:570
Registration Plate:OB

Gnojna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grodków, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) north-west of Grodków, 210NaN0 south-west of Brzeg, and 460NaN0 west of the regional capital Opole.

History

In the Middle Ages the settlement was part of Piast-ruled Poland, and afterwards it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia and Germany. During World War II, the Germans established and operated the E597 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[2] The village was restored to Poland after the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 1 June 2008 . Polish.
  2. Web site: Working Parties. Lamsdorf.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029103834/https://www.lamsdorf.com/working-parties.html. 3 April 2021. 29 October 2020.