Country Poland Gmina Strzegom Local time Tuesday 2:09 PM | County Świdnica Population 856 | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 54% Humidity Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship | ||
Rogoźnica (['rɔɡɔʑˈɲit͡sa]; German: Groß Rosen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Historically, prior to 1945 it was part of Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia and Germany. Rogoźnica lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Strzegom, 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-west of Świdnica, and 54 kilometres (34 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 856.
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Map of Rogo%C5%BAnica, Poland
Gross-Rosen
During World War II Rogoźnica was the site of the Nazi German Gross-Rosen concentration camp where 40,000 prisoners perished. By 1944, the number of Gross-Rosen subcamps reached 100. The village is the location of the Muzeum Gross-Rosen in Rogoźnica, branch of the Historical Museum of Wrocław. The stone memorial to victims of the camp, containing ashes collected at the site was unveiled in 1953 and rebuilt in 1985.