Gorzyczki, Silesian Voivodeship
Gorzyczki | |
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Village | |
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  Gorzyczki | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′53″N 18°24′17″E / 49.94806°N 18.40472°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Wodzisław |
| Gmina | Gorzyce |
| First mentioned | 1229 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Henryk Grzegoszczyk |
| Area | 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,593 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | SWD |
Gorzyczki [ɡɔˈʐɨt͡ʂki] is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 1,593 and lies near the border with the Czech Republic, 10 kilometers south from seat County- Wodzisław Śląski. It is close to where the A1 motorway crosses the border into the Czech Republic to/from Poland
It was the location of the Polenlager 169, a Nazi concentration camp of Polenlager type, i.e., primarily for Poles. It held the deported Poles who didn't sign a volkslist. It was operated on the base of the "Fryderyk" coal mine facilities in 1942–1945 in Kolonia Fryderyk.[1]
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49°56′53″N 18°24′17″E / 49.94806°N 18.40472°E
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