See also: Gozdnica, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gozdnica [ɡɔzdˈɲit͡sa] (German: Freiwaldau) is a town in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, with 3,036 inhabitants (2019). Situated close to Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 25 km (15.53 mi) na north-west of Żagań and 15 km (9.32 mi) east of Przewóz.

History

Memorial to victims of forced labour under Nazi Germany

Gozdnica was founded in the 13th century by Duke Przemko of Ścinawa. It formed part of the duchies of Żagań and Jawor, formed in the course of the medieval fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies. It was granted town rights before 1315.[2] In 1346 it passed to Kingdom of Bohemia, then in 1353 to Saxony, and in 1364 it returned to the Duchy of Jawor, then in 1413 to the Duchy of Żagań. Town rights were revoked in 1752, and eventually restored in 1967.[2]

During World War II, Nazi Germany operated a forced labour camp for Jews.[3]

In 2016, town limits were slightly expanded by including a part of the village of Ruszów.[4]

Transport

Voivodeship roads number 300 and 350 pass through Gozdnica.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Gozdnica is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. ^ a b Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 32–33. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
  3. ^ "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Freiwaldau". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  4. ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 28 lipca 2015 r. w sprawie ustalenia granic niektórych miast, nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta, ustalenia granic oraz zmiany nazw i siedzib władz niektórych gmin, Dz. U., 2015, No. 1083
  5. ^ "Partner Gemeinden Gozdnica und Hähnichen" (in German and Polish). Gozdnica. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  6. ^ "Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Oldřichov v Hájích. Retrieved 2021-08-16.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gozdnica
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