Prusice, Złotoryja County

For other places with the same name, see Prusice.

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Prusice

Village

Prusice

Coordinates: 51°6′N 15°59′E﻿ / ﻿51.100°N 15.983°E﻿ / 51.100; 15.983
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lower Silesian
County| Złotoryja
Gmina| Złotoryja
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| DZL

Prusice [pruˈɕit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Złotoryja, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Złotoryja and 74 km (46 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

## History

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In the final stages of World War II, on 1 February 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village, and the Germans locked the POWs in a barn for the night.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
2. ^ Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 38. Opole: 66. ISSN 0137-5199.

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Gmina Złotoryja

Villages|

* Brennik
* Ernestynów
* Gierałtowiec
* Jerzmanice-Zdrój
* Kopacz
* Kozów
* Łaźniki
* Leszczyna
* Lubiatów
* Nowa Wieś Złotoryjska
* Podolany
* Prusice
* Pyskowice
* Rokitnica
* Rzymówka
* Sępów
* Wilków
* Wyskok
* Wysocko

Seat (not part of the gmina)|

* Złotoryja

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* VIAF

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