Wichrów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Wichrów
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Środa Śląska
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Kostomłoty
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates:51.0342°N 16.5736°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Wichrów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kostomłoty, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

In January 1945, in the village, the Germans carried out a mass executions of prisoners during the "death march" from the subcamp in Miłoszyce to the Gross-Rosen concentration camp.[2] A mass grave of 120 victims was discovered later.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Web site: Marsz Śmierci. OtoWroclawPowiat.pl. Magda Wieteska. 18 April 2020.