Nieborowice [ɲɛbɔrɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilchowice, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Gliwice and 29 km (18 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.
Nieborowice | |
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Village | |
 Narrow-gauge railway station in Nieborowice | |
  Nieborowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′N 18°36′E / 50.217°N 18.600°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Gliwice |
| Gmina | Pilchowice |
| First mentioned | 1407 |
| Population | 723 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The oldest known mention of the village dates back to 1407. Historically it was inhabited by Poles.[2] During World War II, in September 1939, Nieborowice was one of the sites of executions of Polish inhabitants by the Germans (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3] The Germans also established a transit camp for Polish prisoners of war, as well as Polish activists and former insurgents.[4]
There is a historic narrow-gauge railway station in the village.
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Felix Triest, Topographisches handbuch von Oberschliesen, 1865, p. 805
- ^ Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warsaw, 2009, p. 136 (in Polish)
- ^ Edward Wieczorek (9 June 2010). "Dzieje miasta". Miasto Gliwice (in Polish). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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