Trzebicz, Lubusz Voivodeship

Trzebicz [ˈtʂɛbit͡ʂ] (German: Trebitsch)[citation needed] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drezdenko, within Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Drezdenko, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Strzelce Krajeńskie and 35 km (22 mi) east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Trzebicz
Village
Aerial view
Aerial view
Trzebicz is located in Poland
Trzebicz
Trzebicz
Coordinates: 52°49′N 15°45′E / 52.817°N 15.750°E / 52.817; 15.750
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
CountyStrzelce-Drezdenko
GminaDrezdenko
Population
 (2009)
 • Total734
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationFSD
Voivodeship roads

The village had a population of 734 in 2009.

History

edit

During World War II, the Germans enslaved Poles, Frenchmen and Russians as forced labour in the village.[2] On August 11, 1942, the Gestapo carried out a public execution of a 24-year-old Polish man, accused of raping a German girl.[2]

Sports

edit

The local football club is Uran Trzebicz. It competes in the lower leagues.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Mnichowski, Przemysław (1983). "Zbrodnie Gestapo na polskich robotnikach przymusowych na ziemi strzelecko-krajeńskiej w latach 1941–1942". Rocznik Lubuski (in Polish). XII: 248–249.