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Boguszów-Gorce | |
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  Boguszów-Gorce | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′N 16°12′E / 50.767°N 16.200°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wałbrzych |
| Gmina | Boguszów-Gorce (urban gmina) |
| Town rights | 1499 Boguszów 1962 Gorce 1973 Boguszów-Gorce |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylwia Dąbrowska |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.02 km2 (10.43 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2021[1]) | |
| • Total | 15,085 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58-370 to 58-372 |
| Area code | +48 74 |
| Car plates | DBA |
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| Website | https://boguszow-gorce.pl |
Boguszów-Gorce ([bɔˈɡuʂuf ˈɡɔrt͡sɛ], German: Gottesberg-Rothenbach, [ˈgotəsbɛɐ̯k ʁoːtənbaχ]; Silesian: Boguszůw-Gorce) is a town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. As of June 2021, it has a population of 15,085.[1]
The town is located approximately 1 kilometre (1 mi) west of Wałbrzych, and 72 kilometres (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. It lies on the border between the Wałbrzych Mountains and the Stone Mountains in the Central Sudetes.
History[edit]
During World War I, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for Allied prisoners of war in the town.[2]
It was established in 1973 from the merger of the two towns of Boguszów and Gorce and two villages of Kuźnice Świdnickie and Stary Lesieniec.
Twin towns – sister cities[edit]
Boguszów-Gorce is twinned with:[3]
Smiřice, Czech Republic
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-05-29. Data for territorial unit 0221011.
- ^ Kujat, Janusz Adam (2000). "Pieniądz zastępczy w obozach jenieckich na terenie rejencji wrocławskiej w czasie I i II wojny światowej". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 23. Opole: 13. ISSN 0137-5199.
- ^ "Partnerské město Boguszów-Gorce". mestosmirice.cz (in Czech). Město Smiřice. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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