Książnica Explained

Official Name:Książnica
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dzierżoniów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Dzierżoniów
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:50.8106°N 16.6114°W
Population Total:450
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DDZ

Książnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierżoniów, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12km (07miles) north-east of Dzierżoniów and 470NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

In the final stages of World War II, on 27 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.
  2. Stanek. Piotr. 2015. Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.. Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny. Opole. pl. 38. 66. 0137-5199.