Obórki, Opole Voivodeship
Obórki | |
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Village | |
_ID_610130.jpg) Polish-Catholic Saints Peter and Paul church in Obórki | |
  Obórki | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′33″N 17°25′35″E / 50.79250°N 17.42639°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Brzeg |
| Gmina | Olszanka |
| Population | |
| • Total | 320 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OB |
Obórki [ɔˈburki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Brzeg and 39 km (24 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.
History[edit]
In the final stages of World War II, in January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp passed through the village.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 38. Opole: 65. ISSN 0137-5199.
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