Gorzyczki, Silesian Voivodeship

Gorzyczki
—  Village  —

Coat of arms
Gorzyczki
Coordinates:
Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Wodzisław
Gmina Gorzyce
First mentioned 1229
Government
 • Mayor Henryk Grzegoszczyk
Area 6.69 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population 1,593
 • Density 238.1/km2 (616.7/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Car plates SWD

Gorzyczki [ɡɔˈʐɨt​͡ʂki] is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 1,593 and lies near the border with the Czech Republic.

It was the location of the Polenlager 169, a Nazi concentration camp of Polenlager type, i.e., primarily for Poles. It held the deported Poles who didn't sign a volkslist. It was operated on the base of the "Fryderyk" coal mine facilities in 1942–1945 in Kolonia Fryderyk.[1]

References

  1. ^ Nowiny Wodzisławskie

External links

Seat: Gorzyce
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