Stanowice, Świdnica County

For other places with the same name, see Stanowice.

Stanowice
Village
Sacred Heart church
Stanowice
Coordinates: 50°55′52″N 16°22′25″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Świdnica
Gmina	Strzegom
Population (approx.)
• Total	1,200
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DSW
Website	http://www.stanowice.pl

Stanowice [stanɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Strzegom, 11 km (7 mi) north of Świdnica, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

In the final stages of World War II, on 28 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village.[2]

Notable residents

• Carl Wagener (1901–1988), Wehrmacht general

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 38. Opole: 66. ISSN 0137-5199.