Pławna Górna

Coordinates: 51°02′36″N 15°33′50″E / 51.04333°N 15.56389°E / 51.04333; 15.56389
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pławna Górna
Village
Pławna Górna is located in Poland
Pławna Górna
Pławna Górna
Coordinates: 51°02′36″N 15°33′50″E / 51.04333°N 15.56389°E / 51.04333; 15.56389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyLwówek Śląski
GminaLubomierz
Population
 • Total486[1]
Vehicle registrationDLW

Pławna Górna [ˈpwavna ˈɡurna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubomierz, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2]

It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Lubomierz, 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Lwówek Śląski, and 101 kilometres (63 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History[edit]

During the final stages of World War II, on April 10, 1945, the Germans executed a deserter from the German army in the village.[3]

Culture[edit]

In the 18th century house that belonged to Dietrich family before the World War II is a Muzeum Przesiedleńców i Wypędzonych. It is a museum dedicated to people who were resettled from east Poland into this village after the war.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ GUS: Ludność - struktura według ekonomicznych grup wieku. Stan w dniu 31.03.2011 r.
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 612. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
  4. ^ Pławna Górna – Muzeum Przesiedleńców i Wypędzonych. polskaniezwykla.pl [dostęp 2018-12-25]