Bukowiec, Jelenia Góra County
Bukowiec [buˈkɔvjɛt͡s] (German: Buchwald) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mysłakowice, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
Bukowiec | |
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Village | |
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  Bukowiec  Bukowiec | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′28″N 15°49′1″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Powiat | Jelenia Góra |
| Gmina | Mysłakowice |
| Population | 710 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Mysłakowice, 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Jelenia Góra, and 92 km (57 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has a population of 710.
The landmarks of Bukowiec are the Gothic Saint Martin church, the Baroque Saint John the Baptist church, and the Neoclassical palace complex with an adjacent park and a observation tower.
During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp at the local sanatorium, whose prisoners were Jews.[2]
Notable residents
- Horst Brünner (1929–2008), Deputy Defense Minister in the East German Council of Ministers and chief of the Central Political Administration of the National People's Army
Gallery
Saint Martin church
Saint John the Baptist church
Palace
Kąpielnik pond
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References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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