Jeżów Sudecki Explained

Jeżów Sudecki
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Karkonosze
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Jeżów Sudecki
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1299
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.9325°N 15.7433°W
Population Total:2613 (2011)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DJE

Jeżów Sudecki is a village in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Jeżów Sudecki.

It lies approximately 40NaN0 north of Jelenia Góra, and 940NaN0 west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. The village was first mentioned in 1299, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.

Jeżów Sudecki is one of the places considered as the "birthplace of the sport of gliding".[2]

During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for French prisoners of war in the village.[3]

Transport

There is a railway station in Jeżów Sudecki.

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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: Grunaubaby Homepage. 2012-09-25. German.
  3. Bartkowski. Zbigniew. 1972. Obozy pracy przymusowej i obozy jenieckie na Ziemi Jeleniogróskiej w latach 1939–1945. Rocznik Jeleniogórski. pl. Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. Wrocław. X. 112.