Siekierzyce
Siekierzyce | |
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Village | |
 Tourist train at a former train stop in Siekierzice in 2015 | |
  Siekierzyce | |
| Coordinates: 51°01′36″N 16°14′02″E / 51.02667°N 16.23389°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Jawor |
| Gmina | Mściwojów |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DJA |
Siekierzyce [ɕɛkʲɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ] (German: Seckerwitz)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mściwojów, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It is around 3 km (1.9 mi) south-east of the town of Jawor, and 55 km (34 mi) from the city of Wrocław.
It has a cold and temperate climate with significant rainfall, and precipitation during the driest month.
There is a rail service for both passengers and freight. It is within a short drive from the historic Gross-Rosen concentration camp.
In 1975–1998, the village administratively belonged to the Legnica Voivodeship.
References
- ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ "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).
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