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Graniczna
Village
Graniczna is located in PolandGranicznaGraniczna
Coordinates: 50°59′41″N 16°21′08″E / 50.99472°N 16.35222°E / 50.99472; 16.35222
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚwidnica
GminaStrzegom
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDSW

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

It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Strzegom, 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Świdnica, and 51 kilometres (32 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

A stronghold was founded by Slavic Lechitic tribes in the Early Middle Ages, and there is an archaeological site from that period in Graniczna.

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

Economy

Graniczna, 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. Atlas historyczny miast polskich. Tom IV: Śląsk. Zeszyt 6: Strzegom (in Polish and English). Wrocław: Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2015. pp. 5, 36. ISBN 978-83-63760-57-1.
  3. "Jenieckie komanda robocze Stalagu VIII A Görlitz na terenie powiatu świdnickiego w latach 1940-1945" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. Andrzej Korzekwa. "Współczesność wydobycia granitu". Strzegom.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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