Kietrz | |
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Coordinates: 50°4′45″N 18°0′32″E / 50.07917°N 18.00889°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Opole Voivodeship |
County | Głubczyce |
Area | |
• Total | 18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi) |
Population (2019-06-30
[1]) | |
• Total | 6,005 |
• Density | 320/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 registration | OGL |
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.
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]
See twin towns of Gmina Kietrz.
Kietrz | |
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Coordinates: 50°4′45″N 18°0′32″E / 50.07917°N 18.00889°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Opole Voivodeship |
County | Głubczyce |
Area | |
• Total | 18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi) |
Population (2019-06-30
[1]) | |
• Total | 6,005 |
• Density | 320/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 registration | OGL |
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.
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]
See twin towns of Gmina Kietrz.