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kietrz Latitude and Longitude:

50°4′45″N 18°0′32″E / 50.07917°N 18.00889°E / 50.07917; 18.00889
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Kietrz
Former Market Square with Saint Florian statue
Former Market Square with Saint Florian statue
Flag of Kietrz
Coat of arms of Kietrz
Kietrz is located in Poland
Kietrz
Kietrz
Coordinates: 50°4′45″N 18°0′32″E / 50.07917°N 18.00889°E / 50.07917; 18.00889
Country  Poland
Voivodeship  Opole Voivodeship
County Głubczyce
Area
 • Total18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30 [1])
 • Total6,005
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal codes
48-130, 48-133
Area code+48 77
Vehicle registrationOGL
Voivodeship roads
Website http://www.kietrz.pl

Kietrz ( [kʲɛtʂ]; Czech: Ketř; Silesian: Ketrz) is a town in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. As of 2019, it has a population of 6,005.

History

During World War II, in 1941, Nazi Germany established the Stalag 338 and Stalag 348 prisoner-of-war camps for Polish and French POWs, which, however, were soon relocated to Kryvyi Rih and Rzeszów, respectively. [2] From 1942 to 1945, the Germans operated a Polenlager forced labour camp for Poles in the town. [3] In January 1945, a German-conducted death march of prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp and its subcamps passed through the town. [4]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Kietrz.

References

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 334–335, 349. ISBN  978-0-253-06089-1.
  3. ^ "Polenlager Katscher". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ "The Death Marches". Sub Camps of Auschwitz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

External links


kietrz Latitude and Longitude:

50°4′45″N 18°0′32″E / 50.07917°N 18.00889°E / 50.07917; 18.00889
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kietrz
Former Market Square with Saint Florian statue
Former Market Square with Saint Florian statue
Flag of Kietrz
Coat of arms of Kietrz
Kietrz is located in Poland
Kietrz
Kietrz
Coordinates: 50°4′45″N 18°0′32″E / 50.07917°N 18.00889°E / 50.07917; 18.00889
Country  Poland
Voivodeship  Opole Voivodeship
County Głubczyce
Area
 • Total18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30 [1])
 • Total6,005
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal codes
48-130, 48-133
Area code+48 77
Vehicle registrationOGL
Voivodeship roads
Website http://www.kietrz.pl

Kietrz ( [kʲɛtʂ]; Czech: Ketř; Silesian: Ketrz) is a town in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. As of 2019, it has a population of 6,005.

History

During World War II, in 1941, Nazi Germany established the Stalag 338 and Stalag 348 prisoner-of-war camps for Polish and French POWs, which, however, were soon relocated to Kryvyi Rih and Rzeszów, respectively. [2] From 1942 to 1945, the Germans operated a Polenlager forced labour camp for Poles in the town. [3] In January 1945, a German-conducted death march of prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp and its subcamps passed through the town. [4]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Kietrz.

References

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 334–335, 349. ISBN  978-0-253-06089-1.
  3. ^ "Polenlager Katscher". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ "The Death Marches". Sub Camps of Auschwitz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

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