Gruszeczka
Gruszeczka | |
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Village | |
Gruszeczka | |
| Coordinates: 51°28′22″N 17°09′48″E / 51.47278°N 17.16333°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Milicz |
| Gmina | Milicz |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Gruszeczka ([ɡruˈʂɛt͡ʂka]) (German: Birnbäumel) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Milicz, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
World War II
Gruszeczka was the location of Birnbäumel Concentration Camp with around 1,000 women prisoners working for Nazi German company Unternehmen Barthold. Birnbäumel was a subcamp of Gross-Rosen concentration camp complex, with the majority of inmates, both Christian and Jewish, deported from across occupied Poland.[2][3]
References
- ^ "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).
- ^ "Filie obozu Gross-Rosen" [Subcamps of Gross-Rosen, interactive]. Gross-Rosen Museum (Muzeum Gross Rosen w Rogoźnicy). Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Prezes Rady Ministrów: J. Buzek (20 September 2001). "Rozporządzenie Prezesa Rady Ministrów w sprawie określenia miejsc odosobnienia, w których były osadzone osoby narodowości polskiej lub obywatele polscy innych narodowości". Dziennik Ustaw Nr 106, Poz. 1154. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- "Population: Size and Structure by Administrative Division". Poland Central Statistical Office (GUS) (in Polish). 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2008-08-09.