Bolesławiec [bɔlɛˈswavjɛt͡s] (German: Klein Buntzlau, 1943-45 Bolkenburg) is a village in Wieruszów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bolesławiec. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Wieruszów and 110 km (68 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.[1]

Bolesławiec
Village
Ruins of the castle
Bolesławiec
Coordinates: 51°11′55″N 18°11′26″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
County	Wieruszów
Gmina	Bolesławiec
Population (approx.)
• Total	900
Climate	Cfb

The village has an approximate population of 900.

history

The Jews of Bolesławiec

Before World War II, more than 500 Jews lived in Bolsward. Until August 1941, the village's Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, and some were deported to larger Jewish concentrations in the area, and they too were eventually murdered.[2]

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