Grodziszcze, Świdnica County

For other places with the same name, see Grodziszcze.

Grodziszcze
Village
Grodziszcze
Coordinates: 50°47′55″N 16°33′24″E / 50.79861°N 16.55667°E / 50.79861; 16.55667
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Świdnica
Gmina	Gmina Świdnica
Population	891

Grodziszcze [ɡrɔˈd͡ʑiʂt͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Świdnica, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 891.

In World War II the village hosted a working camp for Jews (Aussenlager).

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Świdnica

Villages	Bojanice Boleścin Burkatów Bystrzyca Dolna Bystrzyca Górna Gogołów Grodziszcze Jagodnik Jakubów Komorów Krzczonów Krzyżowa Lubachów Lutomia Dolna Lutomia Górna Lutomia Mała Makowice Miłochów Modliszów Mokrzeszów Niegoszów Opoczka Panków Pogorzała Pszenno Słotwina Stachowice Stachowiczki Sulisławice Wieruszów Wilków Wiśniowa Witoszów Dolny Witoszów Górny Zawiszów Złoty Las

Seat (not part of the gmina)	Świdnica

Coordinates: 50°47′55″N 16°33′24″E / 50.79861°N 16.55667°E / 50.79861; 16.55667

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, August 01, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.