Siekierzyce | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jawor |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Mściwojów |
Coordinates: | 51.0267°N 16.2339°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Siekierzyce (German: Seckerwitz)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mściwojów, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It is around 3km (02miles) south-east of the town of Jawor, and 55km (34miles) from the city of Wroclaw.
It has a cold and temperate climate with significant rainfall, and precipitation during the driest month.
There is a rail service for both passengers and freight. It is within a short drive from the historic Gross-Rosen concentration camp.
In the years 1975-1998 the town administratively belonged to the province of Legnica .Prior to 1945, Siekierzyce was in Germany.