Wierzchowice, Milicz County

Wierzchowice [vjɛʂxɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krośnice, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Krośnice, 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Milicz, and 45 km (28 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

Wierzchowice
Village
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Wierzchowice
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Wierzchowice
Wierzchowice is located in Poland
Wierzchowice
Wierzchowice
Coordinates: 51°29′N 17°20′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyMilicz
GminaKrośnice
Population
670
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the village, whose prisoners were Jewish women transported from the Auschwitz concentration camp.[2]

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