Koszyce | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Świętokrzyskie |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Opatów |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Wojciechowice |
Coordinates: | 50.8317°N 21.5664°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Population Total: | 109 |
Koszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wojciechowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 3km (02miles) south-west of Wojciechowice, 110NaN0 east of Opatów, and 670NaN0 east of the regional capital Kielce.[1]
In 1921, 1475 people lived here. In 1929 there was a catholic church and a synagogue. The Union of Jewish Merchants was also there.[2]
A nearby archaeological site revealed in 2011 a mass grave of 15 victims from the late Globular Amphora culture who were murdered in the 29th century BCE.[3] Subsequent analysis revealed that all but one were from the same extended family, and that the bodies had been carefully placed within the grave according to their family relationships.[4]