Jeżów Sudecki is a village in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Jeżów Sudecki.
Jeżów Sudecki | |
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Village | |
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  Jeżów Sudecki | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′57″N 15°44′36″E / 50.93250°N 15.74333°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Powiat | Karkonosze |
| Gmina | Jeżów Sudecki |
| First mentioned | 1299 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,613 (2,011) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DJE |
It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) north of Jelenia Góra, and 94 km (58 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
History edit
The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. The village was first mentioned in 1299, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.
Jeżów Sudecki is one of the places considered as the "birthplace of the sport of gliding".[2]
During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for French prisoners of war in the village.[3]
Transport edit
There is a railway station in Jeżów Sudecki.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Grunaubaby Homepage" (in German). 2012-09-25.
- ^ Bartkowski, Zbigniew (1972). "Obozy pracy przymusowej i obozy jenieckie na Ziemi Jeleniogróskiej w latach 1939–1945". Rocznik Jeleniogórski (in Polish). Vol. X. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 112.
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