Marciszów
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| Marciszów | |||
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  Marciszów | |||
| Coordinates: 50°50′33″N 16°1′57″E / 50.84250°N 16.03250°E | |||
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 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. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Kamienna Góra and 78 km (48 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. At the end of World War II (1944 - 45) in textile factory Kramsta-Methner in Marciszów (Merzdorf) Jewish women from various concentration camps (Terezin, Auschwitz, Gross-Rosen etc.) were imprisoned and used for forced labor.
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Coordinates: 50°50′33″N 16°01′57″E / 50.84250°N 16.03250°E
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