Prusice | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Prusice | |
| Coordinates: 51°6′N 15°59′E / 51.100°N 15.983°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Złotoryja |
| Gmina | 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
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
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). Opole. 38: 66. ISSN 0137-5199.
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