Strzelce, Świdnica County
Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Strzelce [ˈstʂɛlt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
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Strzelce | |
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Village | |
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  Strzelce Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′N 16°40′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Świdnica |
| Gmina | Marcinowice |
| First mentioned | 1193 |
| Vehicle registration | DSW |
History
When 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]
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