Świniary [ɕfiˈɲarɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąsosz, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
Świniary | |
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Village | |
  Świniary  Świniary | |
| Coordinates: 51°34′43″N 16°46′23″E / 51.57861°N 16.77306°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Powiat | Góra |
| Gmina | Wąsosz |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 176 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DGR |
History edit
Świniary dates back to the medieval Piast-ruled Kingdom of Poland. In the medieval Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis it was mentioned under the Latinized name Swinari. The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word świnia, which means "pig".[2] Between 1871 and 1945 it was part of Germany. During World War II, the Germans established a forced labour camp for Belgians, Poles, Russians and Czechs in the village.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 63.
- ^ Czarnecki, Marcel (2013). "Obozy niemieckie w Wąsoszu". Kwartalnik Górowski (in Polish). No. 42. p. 14.
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