Długołęka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

(Redirected from Langewiese) For other places with the same name, see Długołęka. Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Długołęka
Village
Church of Saint Michael Archangel
Długołęka
Coordinates: 51°10′29″N 17°11′43″E / 51.17472°N 17.19528°E / 51.17472; 17.19528
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Wrocław
Gmina	Długołęka
First mentioned	13th century
Population
• Total	2,620
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DWR

Długołęka (Polish: [dwuɡɔˈwɛŋka]) (German: Langewiese) is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Długołęka.

It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

The first references to the village date back to the 13th century, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it also passed to Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia and Germany. A labour camp of the Reich Labour Service was operated in the village under Nazi Germany. It became again part of Poland following Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945.

Transport

The village has a train station with regular connections to Wrocław, Jelcz-Laskowice and Oleśnica

References

"Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
"XI Mittelschlesien" (in German). Retrieved 5 November 2022.

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