Czerna, Bolesławiec County

Czerna [ˈt͡ʂɛrna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogrodziec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) north-west of Nowogrodziec, 16 km (10 mi) west of Bolesławiec, and 119 km (74 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

For other places with the same name, see Czerna (disambiguation).
Czerna
Village
Czerna is located in Poland
Czerna
Czerna
Czerna is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Czerna
Czerna
Coordinates: 51°13′24″N 15°21′17″E
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyBolesławiec
GminaNowogrodziec
Population
1,100
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDBL

History

During World War II, the Germans operated a penal forced labour camp,[2] and the E234 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[3]

Transport

The Polish National road 94 passes through the village, and the A4 motorway runs nearby, northwest of the village.

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. "Straf- bzw. Arbeitserziehungslager Tonhain". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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