Siedlęcin | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | Powiat |
Subdivision Name2: | Karkonosze |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Jeżów Sudecki |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1305 |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 50.9328°N 15.6783°W |
Siedlęcin (German: Boberröhrsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeżów Sudecki, within Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
It lies approximately 50NaN0 west of Jeżów Sudecki, 60NaN0 north-west of Jelenia Góra, and 980NaN0 west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The river Bóbr runs through the lower part of the village.
The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. The village was first mentioned in 1305, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.
During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp mostly for British, but also for French and other prisoners of war in the village.[2]
The most important historical monument in Siedlęcin is the 14th century Siedlęcin Tower.
The Perła Zachodu mountain hut of the Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society is located in Siedlęcin.
There is a railway station in Siedlęcin.