Łagiewniki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Łagiewniki
Village
Bell tower of the Church of Saint Joseph
Łagiewniki
Coordinates: 50°47′28″N 16°50′39″E / 50.79111°N 16.84417°E / 50.79111; 16.84417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyDzierżoniów
GminaŁagiewniki
Population
 • Total
2,900
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDDZ
National roads
Voivodeship road
Websitehttp://www.lagiewniki.pl/

Łagiewniki [waɡʲɛvˈɲikʲi] is a village in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Łagiewniki.

History

In the final stages of World War II, on 25 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp passed through the village.[2]

From 1975 to 1998 the village was in Wrocław Voivodeship.

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 38. Opole: 66. ISSN 0137-5199.