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Piotrowice, Środa Śląska County
Piotrowice [pjɔtrɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kostomłoty, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Kostomłoty, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Środa Śląska, and 27 km (17 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. HistoryPiotrowice dates back to the Middle Ages. The oldest known mention of the village comes from a document from 1221. It was the location of a medieval motte-and-bailey castle, which is now an archaeological site.[2] In January 1945, in the village, the Germans carried out a mass execution of a group of 154 prisoners during a death march from the subcamp in Miłoszyce to the Gross-Rosen concentration camp.[3] Two mass graves were discovered in 1970 and 1977.[3] TransportThe Polish east–west A4 motorway, which is part of the European route E40, passes nearby, south of the village. SportsThe local football club is KS Piotrowice.[4] It competes in the lower leagues. References
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