Pławna Górna

Pławna Górna
Village
Pławna Górna
Coordinates: 51°02′36″N 15°33′50″E / 51.04333°N 15.56389°E / 51.04333; 15.56389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyLwówek Śląski
GminaLubomierz
Population
 • Total
486[1]
Vehicle registrationDLW

Pławna Górna [ˈpwavna ˈɡurna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubomierz, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Lubomierz, 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Lwówek Śląski, and 101 kilometres (63 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

During the final stages of World War II, on April 10, 1945, the Germans executed a deserter from the German army in the village.[3]

Culture

In the 18th century house that belonged to Dietrich family before the World War II is a Muzeum Przesiedleńców i Wypędzonych. It is a museum dedicated to people who were resettled from east Poland into this village after the war.[4]

References

  1. ^ GUS: Ludność - struktura według ekonomicznych grup wieku. Stan w dniu 31.03.2011 r.
  2. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  3. ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 612. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
  4. ^ Pławna Górna – Muzeum Przesiedleńców i Wypędzonych. polskaniezwykla.pl [dostęp 2018-12-25]