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Graniczna.
Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Graniczna [ɡraˈnit͡ʂna] 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) north of Strzegom, 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Świdnica, and 51 kilometres (32 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
History
A stronghold was founded by Slavic Lechitic tribes in the Early Middle Ages, and there is an archaeological site from that period in Graniczna.[2]
During World War II, Nazi Germany operated a forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-A prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in the village.[3]
Economy
Graniczna, along with the nearby town of Strzegom and several other villages, is an important center for granite mining and stonemasonry in Poland.[4]
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