Piotrowice, Środa Śląska County
Piotrowice [pjɔtrɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Groß Peterwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kostomłoty, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Kostomłoty, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Środa Śląska, and 27 km (17 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Piotrowice | |
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 Historic gate in Piotrowice | |
  Piotrowice | |
| Coordinates: 51°2′N 16°41′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Środa Śląska |
| Gmina | Kostomłoty |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
Piotrowice dates back to the Middle Ages. The oldest known mention of the village comes from a document from 1221.
In January 1945, in the village, the Germans carried out a mass execution of a group of 154 prisoners during the "death march" from the subcamp in Miłoszyce to the Gross-Rosen concentration camp.[2] Two mass graves were discovered in 1970 and 1977.[2]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Magda Wieteska. "Marsz Śmierci". OtoWroclawPowiat.pl. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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