Grodziszcze, Świdnica County

For other places with the same name, see Grodziszcze.

Grodziszcze
Village
Church of Saint Anne
Grodziszcze
Coordinates: 50°47′55″N 16°33′24″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Świdnica
Gmina	Gmina Świdnica
Population	891
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DSW
Voivodeship roads

Grodziszcze [ɡrɔˈd͡ʑiʂt͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Świdnica, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

In the 11th and 12th centuries, the village, initially known as Gramolin, was the seat of a castellany within medieval Poland, which was later moved to the nearby city of Świdnica.

During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for Jewish men in the village.[2]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Gräditz". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 5 November 2022.