Dobroszyce
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Dobroszyce | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Orphanage Orphanage | |
| Coordinates: 51°15′53″N 17°20′21″E / 51.26472°N 17.33917°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Oleśnica |
| Gmina | Dobroszyce |
| Population | 2,376 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DOL |
| Voivodeship roads | File:DW340-PL.svg |
| Website | [1] |
Dobroszyce ([dɔbrɔˈʂɨt͡sɛ]) (German: Juliusburg) is a village in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Dobroszyce. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Oleśnica, and 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław. Between 1663 and 1928 it had town rights. During World War II, from 1940 to 1942, the Germans operated the Oflag VIII-C prisoner-of-war camp for French, Belgian and Dutch officers and orderlies in the village.[2] Some Dutch POWs managed to escape from the camp.[2] There is a railway station in Dobroszyce.
Sports
The local football club is Dąb Dobroszyce. It competes in the lower leagues.
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in polski). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
