Siekierzyce

Siekierzyce
Village
Tourist train at a former train stop in Siekierzice in 2015
Siekierzyce
Coordinates: 51°01′36″N 16°14′02″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Jawor
Gmina	Mściwojów
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DJA

Siekierzyce [ɕɛkʲɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ] (German: Seckerwitz)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mściwojów, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It is around 3 km (1.9 mi) south-east of the town of Jawor, and 55 km (34 mi) from the city of Wroclaw.

It has a cold and temperate climate with significant rainfall, and precipitation during the driest month.

There is a rail service for both passengers and freight. It is within a short drive from the historic Gross-Rosen concentration camp.

In the years 1975-1998 the village administratively belonged to the Legnica Voivodeship.

References

1. M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.