Sieniawka, Zgorzelec County
Sieniawka | |
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Sieniawka | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′45″N 14°50′35″E / 50.89583°N 14.84306°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Zgorzelec |
| Gmina | Bogatynia |
| Population | 678 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 59-921 |
Sieniawka [ɕɛˈɲafka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech and German borders.[1]
In the village there are two historic churches: the Immaculate Conception church and the Saint John the Baptist church. Also a hospital for the mentally ill is located in Sieniawka.
During World War II, in 1944–1945, the German administration operated the FAL Zittau subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the village, whose prisoners were Jews, initially only women, and from February 1945 also men.[2]
Gallery
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Immaculate Conception church
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Bridge on the Polish-German border
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Hospital for the mentally ill
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Memorial to the prisoners of the subcamp of the Nazi German Gross-Rosen concentration camp
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 13 June 2020.