Marciszów

Marciszów
Village
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Marciszów
Coordinates: 50°50′33″N 16°1′57″E / 50.84250°N 16.03250°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Kamienna Góra
Gmina	Marciszów

Marciszów [marˈt͡ɕiʂuf] (German: Merzdorf) is a village in Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Marciszów. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Kamienna Góra and 78 km (48 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. At the end of World War II (1944 - 45) in textile factory Kramsta-Methner Jewish women from various concentration camps (Terezin, Auschwitz, Gross-Rosen etc.) were imprisoned and used for forced labor. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

References

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

Coordinates: 50°50′33″N 16°01′57″E / 50.84250°N 16.03250°E