Struga
Village
Struga is located in Poland
Struga
Struga
Struga is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Struga
Struga
Coordinates: 50°49′28″N 16°13′42″E / 50.82444°N 16.22833°E / 50.82444; 16.22833
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
CountyWałbrzych
GminaStare Bogaczowice
Highest elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Lowest elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
850
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58-311
Area code(+48) 74
Vehicle registrationDBA

Struga [ˈstruɡa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Bogaczowice, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.[1] It is approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Stare Bogaczowice, 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Wałbrzych, and 66 kilometres (41 mi) southwest of the regional capital Wrocław. The village borders with the spa town of Szczawno-Zdrój in the east. It is located within the historic region of Lower Silesia.

Among the historic architecture of Struga are the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, dating back to the 14th century, and an 18th-century palace.

The village is known as the site of the Battle of Struga, fought on May 15, 1807, in which the Poles defeated a much larger Prussian army.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ "15 maja 1807 roku miała miejsce bitwa pod Strugą". Historykon.pl (in Polish). Retrieved August 23, 2019.


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