Piotrowice, Jawor County Explained

Piotrowice
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jawor
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Męcinka
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:51.0608°N 16.1439°W
Elevation M:215
Population Total:1046
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DJA

Piotrowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Męcinka, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) east of Męcinka, 40NaN0 north-west of Jawor, and 630NaN0 west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

In 1842, the village had a population of 1,386.[2]

In the final stages of World War II, on 30 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII. 1887. pl. Warszawa. 216.
  3. 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.