Bąków | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°58′N 18°19′E / 50.967°N 18.317°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Opole |
County | Kluczbork |
Gmina | Kluczbork |
First mentioned | 1258 |
Population | 1,400 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | OKL |
National roads | |
Website | www.bakow.pl |
Bąków ( [ˈbɔnkuf]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kluczbork, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. [1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Kluczbork and 43 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.
The village was first mentioned in 1258, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. In the past, it was also known in Polish as Bęk. [2]
During World War II, in 1944, the Germans relocated the Stalag Luft 7 prisoner-of-war camp from Morzyczyn to Bąków. [3] [4] It housed Allied POWs of various nationalities, including British, Canadian, American, Polish, Australian, New Zealander, South African, French and Dutch. [3] [4] On 19 January 1945, the Germans evacuated the camp in a death march, which reached the Stalag III-A camp in Luckenwalde on February 8. [3] [5] Following Germany's defeat in the war, the village became again part of Poland.
Heritage sites of Bąków include the old wooden Church of the Assumption and a historic palace.
There is a train station in Bąków. The Polish National road 11 passes through the village.
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Bąków | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°58′N 18°19′E / 50.967°N 18.317°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Opole |
County | Kluczbork |
Gmina | Kluczbork |
First mentioned | 1258 |
Population | 1,400 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | OKL |
National roads | |
Website | www.bakow.pl |
Bąków ( [ˈbɔnkuf]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kluczbork, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. [1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Kluczbork and 43 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.
The village was first mentioned in 1258, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. In the past, it was also known in Polish as Bęk. [2]
During World War II, in 1944, the Germans relocated the Stalag Luft 7 prisoner-of-war camp from Morzyczyn to Bąków. [3] [4] It housed Allied POWs of various nationalities, including British, Canadian, American, Polish, Australian, New Zealander, South African, French and Dutch. [3] [4] On 19 January 1945, the Germans evacuated the camp in a death march, which reached the Stalag III-A camp in Luckenwalde on February 8. [3] [5] Following Germany's defeat in the war, the village became again part of Poland.
Heritage sites of Bąków include the old wooden Church of the Assumption and a historic palace.
There is a train station in Bąków. The Polish National road 11 passes through the village.
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cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)