Piotrowice, Środa Śląska County

For other places with the same name, see Piotrowice.

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Piotrowice

Village

Historic gate in Piotrowice

Piotrowice

Coordinates: 51°2′N 16°41′E﻿ / ﻿51.033°N 16.683°E﻿ / 51.033; 16.683
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lower Silesian
County| Środa Śląska
Gmina| Kostomłoty
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| DSR

Piotrowice [pjɔtrɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kostomłoty, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) east of Kostomłoty, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Środa Śląska, and 27 km (17 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

## History

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Piotrowice dates back to the Middle Ages. The oldest known mention of the village comes from a document from 1221. It was the location of a medieval motte-and-bailey castle, which is now an archaeological site.[2]

In January 1945, in the village, the Germans carried out a mass execution of a group of 154 prisoners during a death march from the subcamp in Miłoszyce to the Gross-Rosen concentration camp.[3] Two mass graves were discovered in 1970 and 1977.[3]

## Transport

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The Polish east–west A4 motorway, which is part of the European route E40, passes nearby, south of the village.

## Sports

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The local football club is KS Piotrowice.[4] It competes in the lower leagues.

## References

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1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
2. ^ Radosław Solski. "Grodzisko stożkowate". Zabytek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
3. ^ a b Magda Wieteska. "Marsz Śmierci". OtoWroclawPowiat.pl. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
4. ^ "Skarb - KS Piotrowice". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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