Gruszeczka
Gruszeczka [ɡruˈʂɛt͡ʂka] (German: Birnbäumel) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Milicz, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
Gruszeczka | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Gruszeczka | |
| Coordinates: 51°28′22″N 17°09′48″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Milicz |
| Gmina | Milicz |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Milicz, and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the regional capital Wrocław.
World War II
Gruszeczka was the location of Birnbäumel Concentration Camp with around 1,000 women prisoners working for Nazi German company Unternehmen Barthold. Birnbäumel was a subcamp of Gross-Rosen concentration camp complex, with the majority of inmates, both Christian and Jewish, deported from across occupied Poland.[1][2]
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References
- "Filie obozu Gross-Rosen" [Subcamps of Gross-Rosen, interactive]. Gross-Rosen Museum (Muzeum Gross Rosen w Rogoźnicy). Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- Prezes Rady Ministrów: J. Buzek (20 September 2001). "Rozporządzenie Prezesa Rady Ministrów w sprawie określenia miejsc odosobnienia, w których były osadzone osoby narodowości polskiej lub obywatele polscy innych narodowości". Dziennik Ustaw Nr 106, Poz. 1154. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- "Population: Size and Structure by Administrative Division". Poland Central Statistical Office (GUS) (in Polish). 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
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