Przyszowice

Przyszowice
Village
Palace in Przyszowice
Palace in Przyszowice
Przyszowice is located in Poland
Przyszowice
Przyszowice
Coordinates: 50°15′N 18°45′E / 50.250°N 18.750°E / 50.250; 18.750
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyGliwice
GminaGierałtowice
Population
3,199
Websitehttp://www.przyszowice.com/

Przyszowice [pʂɨʂɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gierałtowice, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] The village lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Gierałtowice, 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Gliwice, and 18 km (11 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.

Among the most notable landmarks of the area is an eclectic palace of the von Raczek family built between 1890 and 1895, the St. John of Nepomuk's Church built in 1938 and a wooden granary of 1829. During the final stages of World War II the village was the site of the Przyszowice massacre in which roughly 70 Polish civilians were murdered by the Red Army.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Przyszowice.
  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Stub icon

This Gliwice County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.