Stanowice
Village
Sacred Heart church
Sacred Heart church
Stanowice is located in Poland
Stanowice
Stanowice
Coordinates: 50°55′52″N 16°22′25″E / 50.93111°N 16.37361°E / 50.93111; 16.37361
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚwidnica
GminaStrzegom
Population
(approx.)
  Total1,200
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDSW
Websitehttp://www.stanowice.pl

Stanowice [stanɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Strzegom, 11 km (7 mi) north of Świdnica, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

In the final stages of World War II, on 28 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village.[2]

Notable residents

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). Opole. 38: 66. ISSN 0137-5199.


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