Trzebień [ˈtʂɛbjɛɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolesławiec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 14 km (9 mi) north of Bolesławiec, and 105 km (65 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Trzebień | |
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Village | |
 Entrance to Trzebień from Nowa Sól | |
  Trzebień | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′15″N 15°35′52″E / 51.38750°N 15.59778°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County (powiat) | Bolesławiec |
| Gmina | Bolesławiec |
| Population | 770 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the village, whose prisoners were about 1,700-1,800 Jews, many of whom died.[2] Around 1,000 prisoners were evacuated in February 1945 to camps in Görlitz, Zittau and the Gross-Rosen and Buchenwald concentration camps, while 300 severely ill prisoners were left in the camp, where they were liberated by Soviet troops.[2]
Notable residents edit
Helmut Bruck (1913–2001), Luftwaffe officer
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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