Przyszowice
Przyszowice | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Palace in Przyszowice | |
Przyszowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′N 18°45′E / 50.250°N 18.750°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Gliwice |
| Gmina | Gierałtowice |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,199 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | SGL |
| Website | http://www.przyszowice.com/ |
Przyszowice [pʂɨʂɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gierałtowice, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) north-east of Gierałtowice, 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Gliwice, and 18 km (11 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.
Among the most notable landmarks of the area is an eclectic palace of the von Raczek family built between 1890 and 1895, the St. John of Nepomuk's Church built in 1938 and a wooden granary of 1829.
During the final stages of World War II the village was the site of the Przyszowice massacre in which roughly 70 Polish civilians were murdered by the Red Army.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Przyszowice.
- ^ "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)