Strzelce, Świdnica County

For other places with the same name, see Strzelce.

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Strzelce

Village

Strzelce

Coordinates: 50°55′N 16°40′E﻿ / ﻿50.917°N 16.667°E﻿ / 50.917; 16.667
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lower Silesian
County| Świdnica
Gmina| Marcinowice
First mentioned| 1193
Vehicle registration| DSW

Strzelce [ˈstʂɛlt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) north-east of Marcinowice, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 35 km (22 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

## History

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When it was part of medieval Piast-ruled Poland, in 1193, the village was mentioned under the name Strelce as an endowment of the Canons Regular Monastery in Wrocław.[2][3] In 1204, it was mentioned under the Old Polish name Strelovo.[4] The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the old Polish word strzelec, which means "hunter" or "archer".[5]

In 1885, the village had a population of 675.[2]

During World War I, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for Allied prisoners of war in the village.[6]

## 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. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1890. p. 461.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. ^ Grünhagen, Colmar (1884). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae (in German). Vol. 7\. Josef Max & Comp. p. 56.
4. ^ Grünhagen, p. 83
5. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 115.
6. ^ Kujat, Janusz Adam (2000). "Pieniądz zastępczy w obozach jenieckich na terenie rejencji wrocławskiej w czasie I i II wojny światowej". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 23. Opole: 13. ISSN 0137-5199.

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Gmina Marcinowice

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* Marcinowice

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* Biała
* Chwałków
* Gola Świdnicka
* Gruszów
* Kątki
* Klecin
* Krasków
* Mysłaków
* Sady
* Śmiałowice
* Stefanowice
* Strzelce
* Szczepanów
* Tąpadła
* Tworzyjanów
* Wirki
* Wiry
* Zebrzydów

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