Wierzchowice
Wierzchowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krośnice, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the village, whose prisoners were Jewish women transported from the Auschwitz concentration camp.
- Village with about 670 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 170 metres (540 feet)
- …is also known as “Wierzchowice, Milicz County”
- Description: village in Gmina Krosnice, Poland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Wierzchowice and Krośnice.
Wierzchowice train stop
Wierzchowice train stop is a railway stop, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Wierzchowice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gmina Krośnice and Miłochowice.
Gmina Krośnice
Village
Krośnice is a village in Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
Miłochowice
Miłochowice is a village in the administrative… Miłochowice is situated 3½ km west of Wierzchowice.
Pierstnica Mała
Hamlet
Pierstnica Mała is a village in the administrative… Pierstnica Mała is situated 5 km south of Wierzchowice.
Wierzchowice
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Latitude
51.48224° or 51° 28′ 56″ north
Longitude
17.33274° or 17° 19′ 58″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Wierzchowice” goes by many names.
WierzchowiceAsturian
ВежховицеChechen
Вежховице (Милицкан повет)Chechen
WierzchowiceCzech
WierzchowiceMin Nan Chinese
Wierzchowice (Milicz Kūn)Min Nan Chinese
WierzchowicePolish
ВежховицеTatar
Вежховице (Милицкий повяты)Tatar
WierzchowiceTurkish
ВежховиціUkrainian
ВежховіцеUkrainian
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Highlights include Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna w Wierzchowicach and Park Krośnicki.
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