Ludwikowice Kłodzkie
Ludwikowice Kłodzkie [ludvikɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈkwɔt͡skʲɛ] (German: Ludwigsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Ruda, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
Ludwikowice Kłodzkie | |
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Village | |
Railway viaduct in Ludwikowice Kłodzkie | |
Ludwikowice Kłodzkie | |
Coordinates: 50°37′04″N 16°28′42″E | |
Country | |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Kłodzko |
Gmina | Nowa Ruda |
Highest elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
Population | 2,540 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Nowa Ruda, 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 69 kilometres (43 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has a population of 2,540.
The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1352, although it certainly existed earlier. Between 1871 and 1945 it was part of Germany. During World War II, in 1942, the Germans established a forced labour camp for Jews in the village, which in 1944 was transformed into a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, intended for Jewish women.[1] Of about 600 imprisoned women, up to 300 died.[1]
There is a historic Church of St. Michael the Archangel and a museum in the village.
Gallery
- Church of St. Michael the Archangel
- Museum
- Culture centre and library
References
- "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
External links
- Unofficial web site about Ludwikowice Kłodzkie
- Jewish Community in Ludwikowice Kłodzkie on Virtual Shtetl