Ruszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Ruszów [ˈruʂuf] (German: Rauscha) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Ruszów is within the historic Upper Lusatia, homeland of Lusatian Sorbs. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Węgliniec, 31 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 133 kilometres (83 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Ruszów
Village
Renovated ruins of the Protestant church
Ruszów
Coordinates: 51°24′02″N 15°10′59″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Zgorzelec
Gmina	Węgliniec
Population (approx.)	2,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	http://www.ruszow.pl ruszow.pl

The village has an approximate population of 2,000.

During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the village, whose prisoners were Jews.[2]

In the final stages of World War II, a temporary hospital of the Second Polish Army was located in the village.

Gallery

• 
  Church of the Resurrection of Christ
• 
  Park in Ruszów
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  Culture centre
• 
  Elementary school

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 18 April 2020.