Suchy Bór (Polish: [ˈsuxɨ ˈbur]; German: Derschau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chrząstowice, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.

Suchy Bór Derschau
Village
Train station in Suchy Bór
Suchy Bór Show map of Poland Suchy Bór Show map of Opole Voivodeship
Coordinates: 50°39′N 18°2′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole Voivodeship
County	Opole County
Gmina	Chrząstowice
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OPO

German language is an additional official language in the village.

History

In the 10th century the area became part of the emerging Polish state, and later on, it was part of Poland, Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. During World War II, the Germans operated the E428 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at the local sawmill.[2] After the defeat of Germany in the war, in 1945, the region became again part of Poland.

Transport

There is a train station in the village.

References

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