Stanowice, Świdnica County

For other places with the same name, see Stanowice.

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Stanowice

Village

Sacred Heart church

Stanowice

Coordinates: 50°55′52″N 16°22′25″E﻿ / ﻿50.93111°N 16.37361°E﻿ / 50.93111; 16.37361
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lower Silesian
County| Świdnica
Gmina| Strzegom
Population

(approx.)

• Total

| 1,200
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| DSW
Website| http://www.stanowice.pl

Stanowice [stanɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) south-east of Strzegom, 11 km (7 mi) north of Świdnica, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

In the final stages of World War II, on 28 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village.[2]

## Notable residents

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* Carl Wagener (1901–1988), Wehrmacht general

## 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. ^ 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 Strzegom

Town and seat|

* Strzegom

Villages|

* Bartoszówek
* Goczałków
* Goczałków Górny
* Godzieszówek
* Granica
* Graniczna
* Grochotów
* Jaroszów
* Kostrza
* Międzyrzecze
* Modlęcin
* Morawa
* Olszany
* Rogoźnica
* Rusko
* Skarżyce
* Stanowice
* Stawiska
* Tomkowice
* Wieśnica
* Żelazów
* Żółkiewka

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