Zagórzyce, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Zagórzyce [zaɡuˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołów, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Wołów and 39 km (24 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

For other places with the same name, see Zagorzyce.
Zagórzyce
Village
Zagórzyce is located in Poland
Zagórzyce
Zagórzyce
Zagórzyce is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Zagórzyce
Zagórzyce
Coordinates: 51°16′9″N 16°32′35″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWołów
GminaWołów
First mentioned1175
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDWL
Voivodeship roads

History

The oldest known mention of the village come from a chronicle from 1175. In a document of Pope Innocent III issued in 1201 in Segni, the village was mentioned under the Latinized Polish name Zagorizs and confirmed as a possession of the monastery in nearby Lubiąż.[2] In a document of Bishop of Wrocław Wawrzyniec issued in 1217, the village appeared as Zagorici.[3] The name is of Polish origin. Since the Middle Ages, it was part of Piast-ruled Poland, and later on, it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia and Germany. During World War II, it was the location of a forced labour subcamp of the Nazi German prison for youth in Wołów.[4] In 1945, following Germany's defeat in World War II, the village became again part of Poland.

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Grünhagen, Colmar (1884). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae (in German). Vol. 7. Josef Max & Comp. p. 65.
  3. Grünhagen, p. 115-116
  4. "Außenkommando des Jugendgefängnisses Wohlau in Birkenhain". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2021.


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