Boguszów-Gorce

Place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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50°46′N 16°12′E / 50.767°N 16.200°E / 50.767; 16.200Country

PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyWałbrzychGminaBoguszów-Gorce (urban gmina)Town rights1499 Boguszów
1962 Gorce
1973 Boguszów-GorceGovernment

• MayorDaniel LubińskiArea

• Total27.02 km² (10.43 sq mi)Highest elevation

750 m (2,460 ft)Lowest elevation

520 m (1,710 ft)Population

(30 June 2021^[1])

• Total15,085 • Density560/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

58-370 to 58-371

Area code+48 74Car platesDBAVoivodeship roads

Websitehttps://boguszow-gorce.pl

Boguszów-Gorce ([bɔˈɡuʂuf ˈɡɔrt͡sɛ], German: Gottesberg-Rothenbach, [ˈgotəsbɛɐ̯k ʁoːtənbaχ]; Silesian: Boguszůw-Gorce) is a town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. As of June 2021, it has a population of 15,085.^[1]

The town is located approximately 1 kilometre (1 mi) west of Wałbrzych, and 72 kilometres (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. It lies on the border between the Wałbrzych Mountains and the Stone Mountains in the Central Sudetes.

History

During World War I, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for Allied prisoners of war in the town.^[2]

It was established in 1973 from the merger of the two towns of Boguszów and Gorce and two villages of Kuźnice Świdnickie and Stary Lesieniec.

Twin towns – sister cities

Boguszów-Gorce is twinned with:^[3]

Smiřice, Czech Republic

References

^ ^a ^b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-05-29. Data for territorial unit 0221011.
^ Kujat, Janusz Adam (2000). "Pieniądz zastępczy w obozach jenieckich na terenie rejencji wrocławskiej w czasie I i II wojny światowej". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 23. Opole: 13. ISSN 0137-5199.
^ "Partnerské město Boguszów-Gorce". mestosmirice.cz (in Czech). Město Smiřice. Retrieved 2020-03-03.