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Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Goczałków
Village
Church in GoczałkówChurch in Goczałków
Goczałków is located in PolandGoczałkówGoczałków
Coordinates: 51°00′26″N 16°19′24″E / 51.00722°N 16.32333°E / 51.00722; 16.32333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚwidnica
GminaStrzegom
Population
 • Total1,500
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDSW

Goczałków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Strzegom, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Świdnica, and 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

During World War II, Nazi Germany operated two forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-A prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in the village.

Economy

Goczałków, along with the nearby town of Strzegom and several other villages, is an important center for granite mining and stonemasonry in Poland.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. "Jenieckie komanda robocze Stalagu VIII A Görlitz na terenie powiatu świdnickiego w latach 1940-1945" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. Andrzej Korzekwa. "Współczesność wydobycia granitu". Strzegom.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
Gmina Strzegom
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