Stanowice, Świdnica County Explained

Stanowice
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Świdnica
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Strzegom
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.9311°N 16.3736°W
Population Total:1200
Population Footnotes:(approx.)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DSW
Website:http://www.stanowice.pl

Stanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) south-east of Strzegom, 110NaN0 north of Świdnica, and 520NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

In the final stages of World War II, on 28 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village.[2]

Notable residents

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.