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Wierzchowice [vjɛʂxɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Hochweiler) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krośnice, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Krośnice, 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Milicz, and 45 km (28 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

Wierzchowice
Village
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Wierzchowice
Wierzchowice
Coordinates: 51°29′N 17°20′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyMilicz
GminaKrośnice
Population
670
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
For other places with the same name, see Wierzchowice.

During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the village, whose prisoners were Jewish women transported from the Auschwitz concentration camp.[2]


References


  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

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