Strzelce, Świdnica County
Strzelce [ˈstʂɛlt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Marcinowice, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 35 km (22 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. HistoryWhen it was part of medieval Piast-ruled Poland, in 1193, the village was mentioned under the name Strelce as an endowment of the Canons Regular Monastery in Wrocław.[2][3] In 1204, it was mentioned under the Old Polish name Strelovo.[4] The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the old Polish word strzelec, which means "hunter" or "archer".[5] In 1885, the village had a population of 675.[2] During World War I, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for Allied prisoners of war in the village.[6] References
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