Wojanów
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Wojanów ([vɔˈjanuf]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mysłakowice, within Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Jelenia Góra, and 90 km (56 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
History
The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. The village was first mentioned in 1281, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.
Nikolaus von Zedlitz built a new Renaissance Castle in 1603 which was burnt down around 1642 by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War. It was reconstructed from 1667 by Christoph von Zedlitz.
In the 18th century, the village was annexed by
During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for some 200 Poles, Frenchmen, Luxembourgers and Russians in the village.[2]
Transport
There is a railway station in Wojanów.
Gallery
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Palace park
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Church of the Assumption
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Old timber-framed house
See also
- Castles in Poland
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 111.