Buszyce, Opole Voivodeship
Buszyce | |
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Village | |
 Holy Trinity Church | |
  Buszyce | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′N 17°38′E / 50.767°N 17.633°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Brzeg |
| Gmina | Lewin Brzeski |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OB |
Buszyce [buˈʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Lewin Brzeski, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Brzeg, and 24 km (15 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.
History
[edit]In the final stages of World War II, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp passed through the village on 21 January 1945.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 38. Opole: 65. ISSN 0137-5199.
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