Brożec, Opole Voivodeship

Brożec
Broschütz
Village
All Saints church in Brożec
All Saints church in Brożec
Brożec is located in Poland
Brożec
Brożec
Coordinates: 50°24′55″N 17°58′48″E / 50.41528°N 17.98000°E / 50.41528; 17.98000
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyKrapkowice
GminaWalce
First mentioned1228
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOKR

Brożec ([ˈbrɔʐɛt͡s], additional name in German: Broschütz)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[2]

Historically, the village was also known in Polish as Broszec.[3]

One Polish citizen was murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[4]

References

  1. ^ Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych – miejscowości – format XLSX, Place Names Register of Poland – PRNG, Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 24 August 2025, PRNG identifier: 10453
  2. ^ "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).
  3. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. I. Warsaw. 1880. p. 382.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 190. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)